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OB Lulu-Briggs: Tributes galore as Aisha Buhari, GEJ, Wike grace state funeral for Rivers billionaire
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By Egufe Yafugborhi
ABONEMA, the historical Kalabari town in Akuku Toru Local Government Area, Rivers State stood still Saturday as Governor Nyesom Wike, chief host, led the state funeral for Rivers billionaire and philanthropist, High Chief O B Lulu-Briggs in the climax of a weeklong burial ceremony.
Present to join the flourish of tribute at the event were First Lady of Nigeria, Haija Aisha Buhari, represented by Mrs Alange Timipre Sylva, wife of Minister of Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, former President Goodluck Jonathan, his wife, Patience, among dignitaries from far near who extolled virtues of the late business m
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Lulu-Briggs family lauds Wike for approving state burial
DENNIS NAKU
The family of the late Rivers State billionaire and philanthropist, High Chief Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs, has commended Governor Nyesom Wike for approving a state burial for the patriarch.
The late billionaire’s son and head of late O.B Lulu-Briggs family, Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abonema, in the Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of the state.
This is as the Oruwari Briggs War Canoe House in Abonema announced March 13, 2021, as the date for the burial for the late philanthropist during the Oruwari Council of Chiefs meeting.