Raymond Dokpesi

Chief
Raymond Dokpesi
Personal details
Born
Raymond Anthony Aleogho Dokpesi

(1951-10-25)25 October 1951
Ibadan, Nigeria
Died29 May 2023(2023-05-29) (aged 71)
Abuja, Nigeria
Political party
Alma mater
Websiteraymonddokpesi.com

Chief Raymond Anthony Aleogho Dokpesi (25 October 1951 – 29 May 2023) was a Nigerian media businessman and politician. His parents were from Agenebode, Edo state in a family including six sisters. He entered the Nigerian mass media industry with his company, the DAAR Communications and set up the Nigerian TV network Africa Independent Television (AIT).[1] He was the organising committee chairman of the People's Democratic Party national conference in 2015.[2] As of March 2020, he was undergoing a trial on corruption charges.[3] In May 2020, Dokpesi survived a COVID-19 infection.[4] He suffered a stroke shortly after the 2023 Ramadan and died from a fall on his treadmill on 29 May 2023.[5]

  1. ^ "Raymond Dokpesi retires from Media outfit, hands over to son"}
  2. ^ "I never said PDP lost by fielding Jonathan - Dokpesi - Daily Post Nigeria". Daily Post Nigeria. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Alleged N2.1bn Fraud: Court Adjourns for Dokpesi to Present Documents". 18 March 2020.
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  5. ^ Olu, Tayo (29 May 2023). "BREAKING: AIT's Raymond Dokpesi Dies In Abuja". The Whistler Newspaper. Retrieved 29 May 2023.