Ikeogu Oke for burial On 30th March 2019

IKEOGU OKE FOR BURIAL ON 30^TH MARCH 2019

 Ikeogu Oke, the NLNG 2017poet laureate who died on the 24 November,2018 ,is now to be buried on 30^th of March 2019  at Akanu Ohafia in Abia State according to a statement released by the family and singed by Kalu Oke Ikeogu . According to the statement, there will be night vigil at Chief Imo Ikeogu’s Pavilion,Ugwuaffia layout ,Akanu Ohafia on the 29^th of March,2019. On the 30^th March,2019 the body will lay in state for songs,prayers and tributes by 11am and interment will be at his country home Ugwuaffia  layout,Akanu Ohafia by 1pm.

The Association of Nigerian Authors(ANA) will have a festival of life at the eve of the burial on the 29^th March,2019 during the vigil where the poetic book of tributes “For Ikeogu,For Poetry” published by the Association and Edited by Denja Abdullahi and Ofonime Inyang will be outed.The collection of 51 poems on the poet, written by both old and young Nigerian poets was published in February 2019 after a call for submission in December, 2018 for poems in honour of the departed poet.