Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria hosted friends in Agbor, Delta State, buried his mother,Madam Alice Emefiele,who died at age 94.
The two-day burial ceremony, which took place in Ika South Local Government Area, saw top dignitaries pay their last respect to the deceased.
According to The Will, true to the CBN governor’s champion for ‘Made in Nigeria’ goods, no imported champagne, wine or other drinks and foods were served at the ceremonies. Guests were treated to locally made foods and drinks by Nigerian Breweries.
The modest funeral rites was attended by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Engr. Babachir Lawal, Governors of Delta, Edo, Anambra, Cross River, AkwaIbom, Oyo, Osun, Benue, Plateau; Ministers of Information, Budget and National Planning, Petroleum and others; members of the National Assembly, the military, as well as top bank executives, the clergy, businessmen Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Nduka Obaigbena and Abdul Samad Rabiu and many others all attended the modest ceremony.
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