The family of the late former member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, has announced his burial arrangements.
He died on February 7, 2024, aged 64.
According to a press statement by the family, the body of the late politician will be buried on Friday, April 19, 2024, at the Ojougboh Family Compound in Agbor, Delta State.
The statement reads in part, “The Internment will take place immediately after a Funeral Mass, scheduled to start by 10:00 a.m. at the St. John The Baptist Catholic Church along Old Lagos/Asaba Road, Agbor in Delta State.
Reception will take place the same day at the Open Ground, Opposite Central Hospital, Agbor.
The late Ojougboh was an illustrious son of Delta State. He was a grassroots politician who has contributed immensely to the development of Delta State and the nation at large. He was a prominent, fearless and outspoken politician without prejudice to tribe or tongue.
Ojougboh was conscientious, amiable, accessible and generous to all who came across him and was committed to serving the public interest and improving the lives of citizens.
Other lined-up burial activities that will precede the interment are Requiem Mass on Thursday, April 16, 2024, by 4:00 p.m. at the Church for The Assumption, Asokoro, Abuja and Vigil Mass on Thursday, April 18, 2024, by 4:00 p.m. at All Saints Catholic Church, Alihame, Agbor, Delta State.
The Christian Wake will take place on Thursday, April 18, 2024, between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. at the Ojougboh Family Compound, Alihame, Agbor, Delta State.
The burial activities shall be capped with a Thanksgiving Mass on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at All Saints Catholic Church, Alihame, Agbor, Delta State by 9:00 a.m.
Late Cairo Ojougboh represented Ika Federal Constituency of Delta State in the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007 and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State.
He was also a former Executive Director Project of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).”
