Novel Icon Chinua Achebe burial set for May 23 in Anambra

The remains of the late renowned author, Prof. Chinua Achebe, will be buried on May 23, Gov. Peter Obi, Chairman of the South East Governor’s Forum, has said.

Addressing newsmen on Sunday in Enugu at the end of the forum’s meeting, Mr. Obi said the burial would hold in Ogidi town, Anambra State, and would be attended by stakeholders from across the globe.

He said the forum also discussed the issue of security in the zone as well as the flag off of the Enugu International Airport by President Jonathan.

“This afternoon, we talked about issues that are important to the South-East among which are  Enugu International Airport, security issues and, again, the issue of Achebe’s burial.

“We wish to announce that the burial will take place on May 23; his first son is here with us.

“Enugu Airport is an international airport and we discussed early visit of the President to flag off  construction,” he said.