Don’t Localise Elechi Amadi’s Burial – Wike

Tue, Aug 30, 2016
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THE Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that nobody should localise the burial of the late Captain Elechi Amadi’s burial. Wike stated that the late literary icon, deserved a befitting burial for his contributions to the development of the state, Nigeria and humanity.

The governor made this remark while inaugurating the State Burial Committee for Elechi Amadi, even as he urged the family to cooperate with the committee to ensure that the he (Amadi) was given a befitting burial.

He warned against the politicising the burial, pointing out that the state government would not struggle with any group on who should organise the burial.

The governor stated, “If the family does not want Rivers State Government to participate in the burial, it should make its position known. Nobody should localise the burial of the late Captain Elechi Amadi. In all ramifications, the late Captain Elechi Amadi served the nation in extra-ordinary ways.”

Wike explained that the committee was established after a wide consultation with different stakeholders in order to carry every group along and added that the committee could co-opt more members as the need arose.

According to him, the committee should ensure that the burial took place in 2016 because the weather of the state should play a part in the set date for the burial.

Speaking, Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Frank Ohwor, assured the governor that members of the committee would work towards a befitting burial for the literary icon. – Punch

—  Aug 30, 2016 @ 19:05 GMT

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