The Central Burial Committee of late Ohanaeze President Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has said the deceased will receive exceptional funeral rites.
This was disclosed on Friday by Senator Ben Ndi Obi, the chairman of the committee, during the inauguration ceremony of the subcommittees and the Local Organising Committee, LOC, at the Imo State Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja. Senator Obi explained that Iwuanyanwu was a global citizen and a nationalist whose contributions to national development are legendary.
The programme further indicates that there will be more elaborate ceremonies at Enugu, including taking the corpse of Chief Iwuanyanwu to the Headquarters of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, at No. 7 Park Avenue, GRA, Enugu. The Burial Committee assures that more details of the above events will be communicated to the general public.
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