SAN FRANCISCO, August 17, (THEWILL) – Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku of Taraba State has declared Friday a public holiday in honour of the late governor, Danbaba Suntai, who is to be buried on Friday.
“The public holiday is to enable civil servants and members of the general public to prepare for the burial of late Governor Danbaba Danfulani Suntai,” Chief Press Secretary to the Ishaku, Hassan Mijinyawa, said in a statement on Thursday.
“Governor Ishaku is calling on the people of Taraba State to continually pray for the repose soul of the departed governor to rest in peace.
“The governor has also requested for fervent prayers for members of the committee handling the burial arrangement to perform their responsibilities well, to accord the late governor a befitting burial.”
The Governor announced that the funeral service will hold Friday morning at the Jolly Nyame Stadium in Jalingo while the final interment will be in the deceased’s residence in Suntai, Bali local government area on Friday evening.
Ishaku and some key officials of the State government, core political allies and some relatives will Friday morning receive the body at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to be flown to the State capital Jalingo and conveyed to his residence.
There would be a “special Juma’at prayers at the Muslim Council Secretariat, while wake keep will hold at the LCCN Mayo-Gwoi.”
Preparation for the burial officially began on Wednesday with three valedictory sessions.
The lawmakers held one at the State House of Assembly; Executive cabinet members in held the second in Government House while Suntai’s tennis teammates held the third at the Jolly Nyame Stadium.
About the Author
