In a press statement titled “Ode To The Heroine Of The Press” Alake, former Concord Editorial Board member, Editor Sunday Concord, and former Editor, National Concord , described her passing as personal loss to him and his family.
“Dr Abiola’s transition is a personal loss to me and my family. She was the auntie who held my hand and led me up the corporate steps of Africa’s foremost media establishment.