The remains of the late Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, will be buried on January 30, 2026.
Governor Douye Diri made the disclosure on Wednesday during the 179th State Executive Council meeting held at the Government House, Yenagoa.
Senator Ewhrudjakpo died on December 11, 2025, at the age of 60.
A statement issued on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Daniel Alabrah, said the governor announced that following the inauguration of a funeral committee chaired by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Nimibofa Ayawei, the late deputy governor would be accorded a four-day funeral programme beginning on January 27.
According to the statement, Diri explained that the funeral activities would commence with sporting events on January 27, while a Day of Tributes would take place on January 28 at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall in Yenagoa.
He added that on January 29, two special valedictory sessions would be held at the State High Court Complex, Yenagoa, and later at the Executive Council Chambers in Government House. The programme will culminate on January 30 with a requiem mass at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Ofoni community, in Sagbama Local Government Area, before his interment.
He said: “Today, 14th of January, we want to use this opportunity to announce the funeral dates of our departed deputy governor.
“You are aware that at the last Exco meeting, I announced the constitution of the funeral committee headed by the Secretary to the State Government.
“The committee representing the government has met alongside the family and his church. We are all in agreement that the burial activities of our departed deputy governor will commence on January 27 with some sporting activities, as he was the one supervising the Ministry of Sports.
“On January 28, there will be a Day of Tributes while on 29th, special valedictory sessions will take place first at the state High Court and later inside the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House.
“On the fourth day, which is 30th of January, we will have a requiem mass at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Ofoni community, and thereafter interment. This is the programme that was drawn up by the committee and approved by me.”
Meanwhile, awards from the Rivers and Bayelsa branches of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria on Exceptional Leadership were presented to the governor at the meeting by the Commissioner for Trade, Industry and Investment, Dr. Ebieri Jones.
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