By so doing, nobody will be accused of taking the burial plans upon himself. The children's decision to bury their father at Iyana-Ipaja does not seem to be a welcome development in the family as all of them have been asked to sign an undertaking for the burial committee.Īccording to what Oduntan told Showtime, “Since the children are of the opinion that their father should not be taken to his home town, only few of them want him buried in his home time while others want him buried here in Lagos.Īs a result, we have asked them to sign an undertaken with the publicity secretary of the committee. Owomoyela said the late Legend of kennery High life would be buried in his Iyana Ipaja base in order to meet the request of his children and respect wishes of the dead, “The children told the family members their father wished to be buried in this place (Iyana Ipaja) and we want to give them the honour and respect the wishes of the dead,” he explained. For instance, the two factions of PMAN have signified their interest,” he said.

Since a lot of interest groups are represented, we want to carry them along so as to arrive at a smooth plan. Owomoyela Oduntan however arrived the place some hours later and in a chat with Showtime, he said burial rites has been fixed for the new year, specifically in January 2009, while the committee is yet to come up with a specific date.Īccording to him, it was difficult to arrive at a particular date because a lot of interest groups are represented in the burial plans, “My brother has touched so many lives when he was alive and as a result, we deem it fit to consider the interest of so many people. When Showtime visited his Iyana Ipaja base, we observed that a coconut tree in the compound has been hewn down to acquire more space, (perhaps in preparation for the burial) while the condolence register was opened with his photographs conspicuously displayed but residents refused to talk to this reporter on the ground that the burial committee chairman is the only authorised person to speak on the issue.Ĭhairman Burial Committee Mr. More so, children of the late legend seem to prevail on the family members, to burry their father in Lagos while some members of the family want him buried in his home town.

In spite of series of meetings and consultations by family members of late Stephen Olaore Oladipupo Owomoyela popularly called Orlando Owoh, burial plans for the late Kennery King seems to pose as an herculean task to members of his family as there is no specific date for the music icon to be finally laid to rest.

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