Adebayo Adenrele


The founder of African Independent Television (AIT), High Chief (Dr) Raymond Dokpesi has passed on at the age of 71.

This was disclosed by his son, Raymond Dokpesi(Jnr).

He said that the Media Mogul and Politician died on Monday morning in Abuja after a brief illness.

NEWSTODAYNG gathered that High Chief Dokpesi pioneered private broadcasting in Nigeria and was until his demise, a stalwart of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

Chief Raymond Anthony Aleogho Dokpesi was born on 25 October 1951 in Ibadan and was a Nigerian Media Enterpreneur until his demise on May 29, 2023.