{"id":33028,"date":"2019-07-06T16:14:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T15:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=33028"},"modified":"2019-07-06T16:16:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-06T15:16:08","slug":"chief-funmi-banjo-for-burial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/chief-funmi-banjo-for-burial\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief Funmi Banjo For Burial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The family of late Chief Christopher Olorunfunmi Banjo on Wednesday said they would soon announce the burial arrangements for the late\u00a0 businessman and philanthropist, who died recently in Lagos.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Chief Banjo, the Aare Bobaseye of Ijebu-Ilodo, passed on at the age of 77, at Ikeja General Hospital, Lagos, after a protracted illness.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Mr. Niyi Banjo, who spoke on behalf of the family at the residence of the deceased, told journalists that they were still deliberating on how to give their departed father a befitting burial.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Mr. Banjo said the plans would soon be made public.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He noted that Chief Olorunfunmi Banjo was a great father, a devout Christian and a senior member of the Anglican church of the Pentecost, FESTAC Town, Lagos, Church of the Ascension, FESTAC town, Lagos as well as Our Saviour&#8217;s Anglican Church, Ikenne, Ogun State.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to him, &#8220;My dad lived a good life of service and he would be greatly missed for his philanthropy, fatherly advice and support to\u00a0 all.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The family of late Chief Christopher Olorunfunmi Banjo on Wednesday said they would soon announce the burial arrangements for the late\u00a0 businessman and philanthropist, who died recently in Lagos. 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