King William Ogionwo:Funeral Programme

Programme of Activities For The Burial of King William Waripamo OGIONWO

Wednesday, 10th March 2010:- Service of songs at his residence, Ogionwo Close, GRA Phase 1, Port Harcourt - opposite Salvation Ministries [behind Presidential Hotel]

Thursday, 11th March 2010 :- Public Lecture titled Leadership & the Niger Delta Crisis to be delivered by: Dr. Atuboyedia Obianemi (President Ijaw National Congress). Venue: Ebitimi Banigo Hall, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Port Harcourt. Time: 1100 hours.

Friday, 12th March 2010:- Body leaves Shell Mortuary, Port Harcourt

Funeral cortege arrives Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers Secretariat Yenagoa for lying in state.

Funeral cortege departs Yenagoa, for KOLGA Secretariat, Kaiama for a brief ceremony. [Kolokuma- Opokuma Council of Chiefs].

Funeral cortege leaves KOLGA in a motorcade and will make brief stopovers in all the ten towns of Opokuma clan before final lying in state in his palace at Igbainwari

Highlights:
(i) Cross country race
(ii) Traditional Wrestling Match
(iii) Cultural dance
(iv) King Robert Ebizimor (b) Pereama Freetown and his young choppers band, (c) DJ Kemelite and the you-too-much crew from Radio Bayelsa (d) Christian wake

Saturday 13th March 2010:- Open Air Service and Interment in the Palace premises.

Refreshments

Tuesday, 16th March, 2010: Post burial rites

Chairman, Publicity Committee
Announcer