Ogun NUJ, NIPR To Storm Idanre For Pa Akinmade's Burial



Members of the Ogun State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) are set to storm Idanre, Ondo State, in February for the burial ceremonies of High Chief Moses Ade Akinmade, the Obamoluwa of Idanre Kingdom in Ondo State.

This is just as the leadership of the Ogun State chapter of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) led by its Chairperson, Mrs Oluwaseun Boye, have announced plans to lead a high-powered delegation to the ceremonies in honour of the accomplished pioneer of modern cooperative societies in Idanre kingdom of Ondo State who also doubled as a community leader, cocoa merchant, and socialite.

The late Obamoluwa is the father of Hon. Kayode Akinmade,  a leading media guru in Nigeria, who was the two-term Commissioner for Information in Ondo State and presently the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to the Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun. 

Following Chief Akinmade's death on August 5, 2024 at the age of 98, the Akinmade family released burial plans indicating that the burial ceremonies will take place between Friday, February 14, 2025, and Saturday, February 15, 2025.

While the wake-keep is scheduled to be held at No 30, Odolemo Street, Isalu Quarters, Odode Idanre, on February 14, 2025, the funeral service will be held at 10 a.m at the First Baptist Church, Idanre, Ondo State, on Saturday, February 15, 2025.

This will be followed by an internment at his residence while the entertainment of guests will take place at the Olofin Grammar School, Odode Idanre, Ondo State.

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