The remains of the late former Governor of Oyo State, South West Nigeria, Adebayo Alao-Akala will be interred at his Ogbomoso residence on Friday, February 18, 2022.
Gatekeepers News reports that this was contained in a burial programme released by the Chairman, Media Arm of the burial central planning committee, Dokun Odebunmi.
The statement said Akala’s burial programme is a detailed weeklong events spanning Ibadan and Ogbomoso that is scheduled to start on Monday, February 14.
The events commence on February 14 with Lecture and Day of Tributes by the political class to hold at Jogor Centre, Liberty Road, Ibadan.
This is to be followed on Tuesday, February 15 with a Lecture and Day of Tributes scheduled for the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso and a praise night at Alao-Akala’s Ibadan residence later in the evening.
The statement added that a lying-in-state is scheduled to hold at the House of Chiefs, State Secretariat, on Wednesday, February 16 after which a motorcade will be led to Ogbomoso while a Cultural Display and Parade will be done in Ogbomoso, on Thursday, February 17.
Funeral events will be wrapped up with a thanksgiving service at Baptist Church, Ogbomoso.
