Oronto Douglas to be buried in Bayelsa state May 2nd

Funeral rites for late Oronto Douglas, former Adviser to the President on Research, Documentation and Strategy, who died at the State House Clinic, Abuja on Thursday, April 9 has been released by the family. His burial will happen on Saturday, May 2 at the St Mark’s Anglican Church Premises, Okoroba, Nembe LGA of Bayelsa State at 2.30pm.The burial will be preceded at 9.00am by a Valedictory Session by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) at the Chief Judges’ Court, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The Funeral Service follows at the Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre, Yenagoa at 10.30am.

The programme starts with An Evening of Tributes by the Creatives Industry at Eko Hotel & Suites, VI, Lagos on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. 6pm. The burial programme ends on Sunday, May 3, 2015, with a Thanksgiving/Outing Service at St Mark’s Anglican Church, Okoroba, Nembe L.G.A, Bayelsa State...