Mr Igwe, a veteran Nigerian journalist and media administrator, was killed by a hit-and-run driver near his residence in the Okota area of Lagos, Lagos State.
He was 58 years old.
President Jonathan expressed his family and the Federal Government’s condolence to the publishers of the Sun newspapers, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, and all friends and associates of Mr Igwe.
He believes that the late Mr Igwe will always be remembered as a hard-working and dependable professional, who, through his various writings as columnist, author and public speaker, demonstrated a special ability to convey the truth and his convictions in lucid, compelling prose, and in a style that was shorn of cant and foppery.
The President enjoined Mr Igwe’s family, friends and associates to be consoled by the knowledge that he put his God-given abilities to the best possible use in a very purposeful life that was wholly devoted to the defence of truth and the public interest, as well as the promotion of the highest standards of his chosen profession of journalism.
President Jonathan prayed that God Almighty would grant them the fortitude to bear the loss of the very forthright journalist and media administrator, and also grant his soul, peaceful repose.
In a condolence message to the publishers of The Sun Newspapers and the family of Late Mr Igwe, the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, described his death as a sad loss to journalism and the literary world.
Describing the late Dimgba Igwe as a trailblazer, who along with his age long friend and partner Mike Awoyinfa, pioneered a refreshing brand of newspapering with the Weekend Concord, the Governor recalled the vibrancy which late Mr Igwe brought into journalism with his inimitable writing style and comments on contemporary issues as well as the stimulating biographies which he has authored.
According to the Governor, he had the opportunity to further observe the departed Igwe as a perceptive professional on the occasions he met with him and his colleague, in the course of an ongoing book project.
In Ogun State, the State Governor, Mr Ibikunle Amosun, expressed deep shock at the news of the demise of Mr Igwe.
In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mrs Olufunmilayo Wakama, Amosun said he was saddened by the news of the sudden death of the veteran journalist, describing it as a big loss to journalism in particular and the media industry in general.
“Dimgba Igwe was a cerebral and fearless Journalist, prolific writer and renowned media administrator, who was well respected in his profession. I recall the last time I saw him and Mike Awoyinfa, when they came to interview me. I feel so sad that such a thoroughbred journalist, who still had so much to give to the journalism profession and indeed the development of our country died in his prime,” the governor said.
The Governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko said the demise of Mr Igwe, robbed the journalism profession of a great intellectual and one of the finest brains of the profession.
Mimiko, in his condolence message to Igwe’s family, the media and the Sun newspapers, made available by his Chief Press Secretary, Eni Akinsola, described the late Igwe as a rare breed among his peers and one of those who raised the bar of journalism profession in Nigeria.
The Ondo governor said “the late Igwe was a rare breed among his peers and one of those who raised the bar of journalism profession in Nigeria”.
Mimiko expressed his government’s and the good people of Ondo state’s condolence to Igwe’s family, his associates, the media, and the Sun newspapers on the unfortunate loss.
He prayed for the repose of his soul and for the strength of the Lord for his family, friends and professional colleagues.
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