Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has said the remains of Chief Solomon Lar, founding Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), would be brought from the United States (U.S.) when the date for the interment would have been fixed.
Jang made this known in Jos on Saturday when he received Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nassarawa State on a condolence visit to the state over the demise of the political icon.
Lar, first civilian governor of Plateau State, died on October 9 at the Inova Fairfax Hospital in Northern Virginia, U.S.
Prof. Ade Adefuye, Nigeria’s Ambassador to the U. S., had said in New York on Wednesday that Lar’s remains would leave the U.S. on Friday and arrive in Nigeria on Saturday.
Jang requested Al-Makura to submit names of 10 persons to be members of the burial committee.
He thanked his Nasarawa counterpart, who came with a large entourage to commiserate with Lar’s family and the people of Plateau.
Al-Makura described Lar as a man who fought for the emancipation of the middle-belt region, and one who possessed the spirit of a real democrat.
“Baba Lar was an emancipator who gave everyone a sense of belonging irrespective of creed, tribe or religion. These attributes endeared him to many,’’ he said.
Al-Makura said a condolence register would be opened in Nasarawa State Government House, Lafia for those who could not make it to Plateau State to pay their respects.
He promised to join forces with Plateau State for the burial.
He prayed that God would grant the decreased eternal rest and the family, the state and the nation the fortitude to bear the loss.
