Very Rev. Fr. Anthony Godonu, Director of Social Communications, Archdiocese of Lagos has termed The Catholic Herald newspaper’s centenary celebration as a moment of gratitude. According to the social communications expert, it will be ungratifying to kick-start the centenary celebration of the oldest surviving newspaper without appreciating the Almighty God and immeasurable works of all and sundry who have contributed to its success story. Fr. Godonu made this known while fielding questions from The Catholic Television of Nigeria, last week in Abuja on the 100 years journey of the oldest surviving newspaper in Nigeria.
He said, “First and foremost, it is an act of gratitude that I want to say here for those who have been part of the journey of The Catholic Herald for 100 years; those who have passed, may God rest their souls. Those who are still living, may God continue to sustain their faith and empower them. “As we thank God for this landmark achievement, we also want to thank the Archbishop of Lagos, who appointed me as Director and gave me all the unflinching support that I need in order to be where we are today.”
“And of course, to our readers; our advertisers, many of them, but we have to single out one which is the SIMS Nigeria Ltd, owned by Sir Simeon Eyisi, who has always been supportive. For the past 15 years, we have had that partnership consistently advertising in the newspaper, and of course, we say thank you to other advertisers. “And also the clergy and lay faithful within the Archdiocese of Lagos and beyond, because we get adverts from schools; from universities, far and near who advertise in this paper. So, it’s just a moment of gratitude I will say; and I will tell them that they should not be tired of advertising in The Catholic Herald newspaper. Our gratitude also to the superb Editorial team. And the Editorial Board, they have been very, very helpful in terms of their thoughts, postulations, their contributions, their commitment and all that. So, we are grateful to everyone that has been part of the journey for the past 100 years.”
