Late Alex EkwuemeThe Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja, inaugurated an 11-member committee to organise a state burial for late former Vice- President, Dr Alex Ekwueme who died on Nov. 19 in London.
Inaugurating the committee in Abuja, Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), urged the committee to ensure that the late Ekwueme gets a befitting state burial.
Mustapha, who is also the Chairman of the committee, said that it was open to new ideas, stressing however that the work plan to be used was in tandem with previous state burial committees.
He described late Ekwueme (85) as an `all rounder’ who earned different levels of degrees in various fields; ranging from Architecture to Sociology, History, Philosophy and Law.
“Owing to the top public office he once held in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari thought it befitting to organise a state burial for him.
FG inaugurates Alex Ekwueme burial Committee
