Former Vice President Alex Ekwueme will be given a state burial on Friday February 2.
This is according to the burial committee headed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha.
Ekwueme, an accomplished architect, town planner, philanthropist and politician died in a London hospital on November 19, 2017 as a result of lower respiratory tract infection.
Mustapha who was represented by the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige, made the burial announcement at a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja.
Ngige is also a member of the committee which was set up on December 15, 2017.
A nine-day programme has been drawn for the burial and it will run from January 19 to February 2, 2018.
On Friday January 19 at 2.p.m, there will be a Memorial Service at Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina Lagos, while at 5.p.m, there will be the Evening of Tributes and Music at Muson Centre, Onikan Lagos.
On Saturday January 27 at 2.p.m, there will be a Memorial Service at St Marylebone Parish Church London.
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On Sunday, January 28 at 6.p.m, there will be a Service of Songs and Evening of Tributes at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
On Monday, January 29 at 12 p.m., there will be a Parade of Honour at the presidential wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after which body departs immediately to Enugu and will be received by South-East governors at the airport.
On Tuesday, January 30 at 4 p.m, there will be a Service of Songs at Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd, Independence Layout, Enugu.
On Wednesday January 31 at 10 a.m. there will be South-East commendation service at Okpara Square, Enugu.
On Thursday, February 1 at 10 a.m., body departs for Awka at 12. p.m. and there will be Anambra Commendation Service at Ekwueme Square, Awka.
Also at 4 p.m. body departs for Oko, Ekwueme’s home town and at 5 p.m. there will be Service of Songs at his residence.
On Friday, February 2, at 8 a.m, there will be Lying-in-State at his residence; and 11 a.m.will be the Funeral Service, at St. John the Divine Church, Oko, followed by interment and reception.
On Sunday, February 11 at 9 a.m. there will be an Outing Service, at the St John the Divine Church, Oko.
