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The late former governor of Bayelsa State and self-styled governor general of Ijaw nation, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha is billed for burial 9th April, Bayelsa State government has confirmed.
Alamieyeseigha, who died on October 10, 2015 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, was the first executive governor of the oil-rich state.
According to the burial programme released by the state government, the deceased would be given a state burial spanning four days in Yenagoa and his hometown, Amassoma.
A committee has been set up by the state government, headed by the Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral John Jonah to ensure that the former governor is given a befitting burial worthy of his status as a revered Ijaw leader.
According to the programme, there would be a service of songs in Yenagoa and night of tributes in same town on 7th April to be followed by a wake keep at his country home in Amassoma on the 9th.
The interment takes place 9th April in Amassoma, where a Thanksgiving service would also hold.
According to family source, the state government is in charge of the programme.
