Bayelsa: mass burial for PDP women leaders who died in ghastly accident

The Government of Bayelsa State has fixed Saturday for the burial of
the Peoples Democratic Party Women Leaders, who died in an auto crash
along the East-West Road in Rivers State last week.
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TheNews Agency of Nigeriareports that the burial arrangement was
announced by the Bayelsa State Government after a closed-door meeting
with families of the victims.
NANlearnt from the Federal Road Safety Commission that nine of the 11
accident victims were burnt beyond recognition, a development that
compelled the government to take the option of a mass burial.
The government said a service of songs would hold at the Bayelsa
Cultural Centre along Hospital Road in Yenagoa.
A family source, Cherish Itesi, toldNANthat state Governor, Seriake
Dickson, had directed the Deputy Governor, John Jonah, to meet with
the families over the funeral arrangements.
Itesi said the burial venue would be at Ijaw Hero's Park in Yenagoa
after the Service of Songs at the Bayelsa Cultural Centre.
He said those expected to attend would include Dickson, Jonah, members
of the State Executive Council, the legislature, party members, family
members and well wishers.
Itesi said the affected families would organise burial ceremonies for
the victims in accordance with the Ijaw tradition after the burial by
the state government.
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