Nigerian Journalists Push for National Day Honouring Media Pioneer Raymond Dokpesi
Journalists in Edo State are urging authorities to designate October 25 as the National Day for Private Broadcasting to honour the late Raymond Dokpesi. Celebrating what would have been his 75th birthday, media practitioners highlighted the DAAR Communications founder's critical role in dismantling state broadcasting monopolies. The commemorative walk in Benin City reaffirmed his lasting legacy in driving private media enterprise across Nigeria.
For many journalists, the growth of private broadcasting in Nigeria is closely linked to the vision of the late Raymond Dokpesi. As the media industry remembers the broadcasting pioneer on what would have been his seventy fifth birthday, journalists in Edo State are calling for O
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