The burial ceremony of High Chief Moses Akinmade, the Obamoluwa of Idanre kingdom, a community leader, cocoa merchant, socialite and father of Kayode Akinmade, Special Adviser on Media to the Ogun State Governor, will hold in Idanre, Ondo State, on Saturday, February 15.
Many dignitaries like the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, his Ondo State counterpart, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, former governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, members of the National Assembly and others will attend.
Military Administrator of Lagos State and Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa; Senate Majority Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele; Senator Ali Ndume and the Chairman of The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa will also be there.
Members of Akinmade’s constituency, the media will not be left out. Members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Club 66, Idanre; and Idanre Development Assembly (IDA), among others will the departed a befitting farewell.
High Chief Akinmade died on August 5, 2024, at the age of 98. The burial ceremonies, according to the family, will take place between Friday, February 14, 2025, and Saturday, February 15, 2025.
While the wake-keep is scheduled to be held at No 30, Odolemo Street, Isalu Quarters, Odode Idanre, on February 14, 2025, the funeral service will be held at 10 a.m at the First Baptist Church, Idanre, Ondo State, on Saturday, February 15, 2025.
This will be followed by an internment at his residence while the entertainment of guests will take place at Olofin Grammar School, Odode, Idanre