Olalekan Adetayo, AbujaThe Federal Government has set up a committee saddled with the responsibility of organising a state burial for a former Vice-President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, who died on Sunday in London. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, made the announcement at a meeting of the National Economic Council held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday. Mustapha said he would chair the burial committee with the Anambra State Government and the Ekwueme’s family fully represented. Meanwhile, the government has opened a condolence register at the reception area of the Presidential Villa in honour of the late Ekwueme. At the end of the council meeting which lasted five hours, Osinbajo led governors as well as other senior government officials to sign the condolence register.

Source: Punch November 23, 2017 20:37 UTC