ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – The burial of Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, former Minister of Science and Technology, will be held on November 8, 2024, in his country home, Uburu in Ohaozara LGA, Ebonyi State.
A statement on Tuesday by the burial committee headed by former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim and former Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi showed that the five-day funeral ceremony will hold in Abuja, Abia and Ebonyi.
According to the burial committee, a night of tributes is slated for November 4, 2024, at Musa Yar’ Adua Centre, Abuja by 5 pm while a Requiem Mass in his honour will hold at Church of Assumption, Asokoro, Abuja on November 5, 2024.
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The line-up for the burial ceremony also showed that another round of day of tributes will hold at International Conference Centre Umuahia, the Abia State capital same day by 1 pm.
On November 7, Lying in State will be conducted at Ebonyi State Executive Council Chambers by I2 noon and a Requiem Mass/Christian Wake will hold at Uburu by 5 pm.
The funeral service and interment at Uburu, Ohaozara LGA, Ebonyi State – 11 am is billed to hold on November 8, 2024.
Aged 73, Onu died on 11 April 2024 after a brief illness.
