Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has directed that the remains of a former Senate President, Dr Joseph Wayas, should be repatriated from the United Kingdom to Nigeria.
Wayas died three years ago in a UK hospital after a lingering old age related ailment and his remains have been in a London morgue ever since. A concerned group known as 'Who Is Who in Cross River North Senatorial District' convened by Dr Dorm Clemz Ehamhe decided to raise funds so as to clear accumulated mortuary and allied fees, and repatriate the body of the Nigerian former number three man back home for burial.
Expressing gratitude to the governor for his interest and intervention in Wayss' burial, Ehamhe expressed hope that the funeral will soon hold in his native Bassang community in Obanliku LGA of the state. 'Let me authoritatively confirm that after the meetings of both committees with the governor, he has directed that both committees should harmonize their accounts and mobilize to repatriate the body of our late distinguished leader back home.
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