The late former governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Agagu, is to be buried beside his father’s grave, his Kuyeju family in Lameha Quarters, Iju-Odo, has said.
Agagu, 65, slumped and died on September 13 at his Ikoyi residence in Lagos.
Ondo State Government has officially announced that Agagu would be buried on October 4 at Iju Odo, Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state.
Chief Samuel Akinrogunde, a member of the Kuyeju family, said on Friday in Iju Odo that Agagu had ordered that he should be buried beside his father’s grave at St. Paul’s Anglican Church cemetery.
“Before he died, he had ordered that he should be buried beside his father, late Chief Olorunfemi Agagu, who died in March 1973 and was buried at St. Paul’s Anglican Church,’’ he said.
Akinrogunde also thanked the state government for making the burial of the late former governor an official responsibility of the present administration.
He added that the family would begin early preparations for the October 4 burial, adding that necessary arrangements would be made to forestall any hitch.
“Since the state government has announced October 4 as the official burial date for Agagu, we will put our house in order to ensure a befitting burial for our son,’’ he said.
Akinrogunde, who also heads the family burial committee, said the body would collaborate with the government’s committee to ensure a befitting burial for the late politician.
Also, Commissioner for Information, Mr Kayode Akinmade, said in a statement in Akure that the burial ceremony would kick off with a tribute day at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, on October 2.
“On Oct. 3, the remains of the late politician will leave Lagos to arrive the Akure Airport by 9 a.m. to be laid in state at the Democracy Park, Akure.
“Another lying-in-state cum wake keep would take place on the same day, beginning from 5 p.m. at the Civic Centre, Iju-Odo, Okitipupa Local Government, the country home of Agagu,” Akinmade said.
The commissioner also disclosed that a burial service would hold for the deceased on October 4 at Saint Paul’s Anglican Church, Ilu-Odo, at 11a.m.
Akinmade said the remains of the late politician would be interred at the same venue while reception would follow at Manuka Memorial Grammar School in Ilu-Odo.
