Mr Oronto Douglas special senior adviser to the President on Research, Documentation, and Strategy, who succumbed to cancer at the State House Clinic, Abuja on Thursday, April 9, 2015 will be buried May 2.
According the burial planning committee, the funeral rite will span six days climaxing on Saturday, May 2 at the St Mark’s Anglican Church Premises, Okoroba, Nembe LGA of Bayelsa State, where the deceased will be buried.
“The burial will be preceded at 9:00 am by a Valedictory Session by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) at the Chief Judges’ Court, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
“The Funeral Service follows at the Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre, Yenagoa at 10:30am.
“The programme starts with An Evening of Tributes by the Creatives Industry at Eko Hotel & Suites, VI, Lagos on Tuesday, April 28, 2015.
“The burial programme ends on Sunday, May 3, 2015, with a Thanksgiving/Outing Service at St Mark’s Anglican Church, Okoroba, Nembe LGA, Bayelsa State”, it states.
