Kolade Larewaju
13 May 2008
Lagos — THE funeral ceremonies for the late leader of the pan-Yoruba socio- cultural group, Afenifere, will gulp over N150 million as each governor of the six South- Western states is to contribute N25 million toward the burial.
The decision to contribute the money, impeccable sources said, was taken at a meeting of the governors with the Adesanya family in Lagos.
The governors, having agreed to give the late Yoruba leader a state burial were said to have also agreed to contribute the money and appointed Governor Olugbenga Daniel of Ogun State as their coordinator.
Already, some of the governors were said to have drooped their cheques for the burial committee to facilitate its work.
The funeral programme which kicks off on May 19 at Adesanya's residence would climax with the interment of the remains in Ijebu-Igbo on Friday, May 23.
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