The burial rites of the late actor, broadcaster, cultural icon and elder statesman, Alagba Adebayo Faleti, starts on Tuesday with a Day of Tributes and Performances.
This is just as the Oyo State Government presented a cheque of N5m to his family as donation towards a befitting burial.
The State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun, said the day of tributes and performances will hold at International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan by 4pm.
He noted that government’s widow’s mite was part of the measures put in place to celebrate the ace broadcaster and Yoruba literary icon.
Arulogun stated that the government would provide other necessary logistics as deemed fit towards the burial of the man whose contributions to the exposition and development of Yoruba culture and arts in Oyo State and Nigeria in general could not be underestimated.
The commissioner added that the commendation service for Alagba Faleti would hold on Wednesday at Salem Baptist , Yemetu by 12 pm while there would be the lying-in-state at his residence on Thursday by 8am.
Lying-in-state at BCOS, Ile Akede by 10am, NTA Ibadan will be at11.00am.
Arulogun said the body of the late cultural icon would leaves for Oyo town for Service of Songs/Christian Wake Keep at First Baptist Church, Isokun, Oyo on Thursday.
He said there would Artist Night to celebrate Alagba Faleti at Plaza De Haruna, Oyo by 8pm.
He stressed that the final burial ceremony service woiuld hold on Friday at First Baptist Church, Isokun and interment would hold at Agboye Village, Oyo via Ogbomosho.
He enjoined all stakeholders in theatre arts, culture, broadcasting and Yoruba literature to attend the various events as a befitting mark of honour to pay their last respects to a worthy ambassador of Oyo State.
In his response after the presentation of the cheque, Mr. Ayoola Faleti on behalf of the Alagba Faleti’s family, thanked Governor Abiola Ajimobi and the government for the generous donation and support towards the final journey home of the veteran broadcaster and actor.
He assured that the Faleti family would forever be grateful to the Ajimobi-led administration for this the gesture.
