Sources close to the family of Mr Gipu Felix George have this afternoon informed the editor of the Sierra Leone Telegraph that the veteran Sierra Leonean radio and television broadcaster – Mr Gipu Felix George has passed a few hours ago in Manchester, UK, after a long illness.
Gone too soon. He will be sorely missed by his family, friends and all who knew him.
We will bring you more information when we get them. May his soul rest in perfect and eternal peace.
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 May 2019: Sierra Leone’s veteran radio and TV broadcaster – Mr Gipu Leroy Felix-George was laid to rest yesterday, Friday 24 May 2019, in his adopted home city of Manchester UK, at a well-attended funeral, which was witnessed by a large cross section of Sierra Leone’s…
Violetta Luke-Decker: Sierra leone Telegraph: 30 April 2019: Truer words cannot express how special Gipu was. He was an asset to Broadcasting - a gifted and natural talent. He was composed, astute, efficient, and an effective administrator and Director of the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service (SLBS), with whom I worked…
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 April 2019: Over one hundred guests from across the UK, including the Sierra Leone High Commissioner to the UK - Mr Tamba Lamina and his wife - Salma Lamina, attended the launching of the Annual Fundraising Dinner and African Excellence Awards organised by the Trustees of…
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Prince Jonjo says: May his soul rest in eternal peace. He brought respect to broadcasting in my beloved country, Sierra Leone. Coming from Koforidua, Ghana.
He will not only be missed by friends and those who know him but by the nation. A man of integrity, intelligence and excellent spirit, a commentator who can describe the scene of an event – even when you are absent from it, you will feel the reality of the event. May his soul rest in perfect peace.
May his soul rest in peace. I remember when he was in Brookfields he was very friendly to all the children. In 1992, he was in charge of the country’s first broadcasting station – SLBS. Today he has been called by the almighty God to have rest.
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We will bring you more information when we get them. May his soul rest in perfect and eternal peace.
Prince Jonjo says: May his soul rest in eternal peace. He brought respect to broadcasting in my beloved country, Sierra Leone. Coming from Koforidua, Ghana.
May his soul rest in peace, condolences to the beloved family and the Sierra Leone community at large. Coming from Windhoek, Namibia,
May his precious soul rest in eternal peace. God knows he need him now. Sleep on Big Brother.
He will not only be missed by friends and those who know him but by the nation. A man of integrity, intelligence and excellent spirit, a commentator who can describe the scene of an event – even when you are absent from it, you will feel the reality of the event. May his soul rest in perfect peace.
A very SAD DAY. A very SAD NEWS! Rest in Peace my big brother and friend.
May his soul rest in peace. I remember when he was in Brookfields he was very friendly to all the children. In 1992, he was in charge of the country’s first broadcasting station – SLBS. Today he has been called by the almighty God to have rest.