State House Director of Information To Be Laid to Rest Today, 16th September

The Director of Information in the Presidency, Mr. Onuorah Justin Abuah’s remains will be laid to rest on Friday, 16th September, 2016, in Abuja, according to a statement released by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.

Abuah, who was the Head of Department in the Media and Publicity Department in the State House, died in an Abuja hospital on August 14th after a brief illness. He was 57 years.

According to a burial programme released by the family, the interment will take place at the Apo Cemetery, after a funeral service at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral in Area 3 (Garki, Abuja).

The service starts at 10am. On Thursday, 15th September, 2016, Service of Songs and Night of Tributes will be held at the National Press Centre, Radio House, Herbert Macaulay Way, Area 10 (Garki, Abuja). The Service of Songs will start at 5pm.

The late Director of Information worked in the Presidency for 30 years, serving eight Nigerian Heads of State, from 1986 -2016.