The remains of late Prof. Ben Nwabueze, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and pioneer Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, will be interred in his Atani country home in Ogbaru Local Government Area, Anambra State in a traditional private ceremony, in March 2024.
Mr. Jenkins Alumona who spoke on behalf of the family also revealed that the reception and celebration of the worthy life of Prof. Nwabueze, the Oduah Afo-na-Isagba of Atani and former Minister of Education, will take place in Atani on Saturday, March 2, 2024. This will be followed by a three-day traditional burial rites from March 3 to March 5.
The disclosure came on Tuesday, December 12 2023, with the inauguration of the national burial committee co-chaired by former Commonwealth Secretary-General and chairman of The Patriots, Chief Emeka Anyaoku; and President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. The inaugural meeting took place at the FRA Williams Chambers, Ilupeju, Lagos.
A statement by Ikechukwu Amaechi, chairman of the media and publicity sub-committee, said the burial programme of the revered constitutional lawyer will take place from February 23 to March 5, 2024; commencing with a court session in his honour on Friday, February 23.
This will be followed by Day of Tributes in Lagos on Saturday, February 24 and on Monday, February 26, the Eminent National leaders of Nigeria, popularly known as The Patriots, will organize a colloquium in Lagos.
Thereafter, the burial activities will shift to the Southeast where Ohanaeze Ndigbo will organize a Day of Tributes on Tuesday, February 27, in Enugu.
Prof. Nwabueze, the late Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) awardee, who became a SAN in 1978, died on Sunday, October 29, in his Lagos home at the age of 91.
