Nigerians home and abroad are taking the death of Prince Tony Momoh, a Nigerian journalist and politician who was Nigerian Minister of Information and Culture during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida, hard and one of them is a respected journalist and broadcaster, Moji Danisa-Dawodu.
In a tribute to the deceased senior colleague, Danisa-Dawodu revealed that Prince Momoh already had premonition about death few weeks ago when she visited him.
“Last time I was in your presence, I wondered why you spent such a long time educating me on life after life. I was enchanted and asked so many questions. I asked about consciousness and the awareness of it after transition.
“I knew you sensed I was not quite convinced or did not truly understand, for we spent only about an hour on the topic,” she wrote.
The veteran journalist, who died yesterday at 5 p.m. on February 1, 2021, after a brief illness, according to Danisa-Dawodu, was a book-worm and also had a sense of humour.
“As usual, I left with books. Books on democracy, books on the Nigerian nation and yes the spiritual, about life and the transition of the soul. I have searched everywhere for that book. I can see you smiling and saying: “Good for you, you never take anything serious, Moji”😁
“I will find the book soon.”
The sad journalist then revealed more about the departed prince of Auchi in Edo State.
“I would pass on the little I know, sir about the current situation of your transition. Prince Tony Momoh that I know and sat with sometime last year for the last time, wouldn’t want us to mourn.
“He spoke so much about life after life. He had only dropped this worldly cloak, which was the body and his spirit has transcended to another realm. He would hover around for a while before his transition into the next realm.
“He instructively told me that the soul never dies. It takes a while to reach paradise. The soul continues to live until it attains the seventh realm and then paradise.
“Please don’t mourn, let us rather celebrate this fantastic human being, the exceptionally brilliant soul, a selfless giver, a teacher, an administrator, an author of so many books, academic per excellence.
“He never amassed wealth, he gave all of himself through his teachings. Nobody ever came in contact with Prince Tony Momoh without leaving intellectually challenged. He was an enigma of a man…An intellectual colossus has dropped his cloak to continue his journey of existence. He said, Do not say, ‘Rest in Peace’. The soul does not rest. I am going to read that book, I promise.
“Adieu Prince Tony Momoh,” she concluded.
Momoh was born on 27 April 1939 in Auchi, Edo state, of Edo origin. He was the 165th child of King Momoh I of Auchi. He attended Government School Auchi (1949–1954) and Anglican School Okpe (1954).
Momoh was Pupil Teacher at the Anglican School, Auchi (January–December 1955) and Headmaster at the Anglican School, Ubuneke, Ivbiaro, Owan Local Government (January 1958 – December 1959). He went to the Provincial Teachers Training College, Abudu, Edo State and Government Teachers College, Abraka in Western Region (1960–1961).
Later, while working at the Daily Times or on sabbatical, he attended the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (September 1964 – October 1966) where he earned a degree in Mass communication, and then the University of Lagos where he studied Law. He attended the Nigerian Law School, Lagos (October 1974 – May 1975), and was called to the bar in June 1975.
The former National Chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change passed on February 1, 2021.
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