Chief (Dr) Anthony Akhakon Anenih, the former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will be buried on Saturday, December 1, 2018, in his country home in Uzenema-Arue, Uromi, Edo state.
This is sequel to the decision by the Anenih Family, in concert with the Edo State Government, which had already declared and observed three days of mourning, statewide, with the national flag flown at a half mast from October 31 to November 2, 2018, to organise funeral wakes in Abuja and Benin that will culminate in his interment in Uromi.
The Anenih Family recognises and appreciates the expression of commitment of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State to accord Chief Anthony Akhakon Anenih a state burial as well as the involvement in the funeral, by the Governments of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta and Rivers States.
The Iyasele of Esanland, died on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Abuja,