Governor Godwin Obaseki set up a 13-member committee for Dr Ogbemudia’s burial

 

   LATE former military governor of defunct Midwest and Bendel states, Dr Samuel Ogbemudia, will be given state burial by Edo and Delta states, even as the burial arrangements will be announced today

   This came as more condolences messages continued to pour in, with former Military Head of State, Rtd. General Ibrahim Babangida, describing the late Dr Ogbemudia as a great patriot that would be missed by Nigerians for a long time, saying Ogbemudia was his leader.
   According to reports, his corpse will arrive Benin Airport from Lagos tomorrow and will be received by Governors Godwin Obaseki and Ifeanyi Okowa of Edo and Delta states respectively.
   Meanwhile, Governor Godwin Obaseki has set up a 13-member committee for Dr Ogbemudia’s burial headed by the Secretary to State Government, Osarodion Ogie.