The Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria (PRCAN) said it received with deep shock and sadness the news of the passing of a distinguished member of the Governing Council of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Mallam Bashir Chedi, who died at the age of 65.
In a statement on Wednesday, PRCAN described the late Chedi, a Fellow of the NIPR, as an accomplished professional, a consummate communicator, and a pillar of integrity whose contributions to the growth of public relations in Nigeria will remain indelible.
‘Mallam Bashir Chedi was a respected voice in our profession, a mentor to many, and an advocate of ethical practice. His departure is not only a great loss to the NIPR family but also to the larger communication and public relations community in Nigeria’, read the PRCAN statement by its Public Relations Officer, Dr. Monday Ashibogwu.
The umbrella body of public relations consultancy firms in Nigeria extended its condolences to NIPR President/Chairman of Council, Dr. Ike Neliaku, the NIPR Council, the family of the deceased, and the entire public relations community, praying that that God grants them the strength to bear the loss.
‘While we mourn his passing, we take solace in the impactful legacy he has left behind, one that will continue to inspire present and future generations of PR practitioners’, the statement added.
