Unveil Programme For Burial
The family and friends of the Cairo Ojuogboh have come together to organise a befitting farewell for him under the leadership, directive and supervision of Chief Edwin Clark.
Ojuogboh, a former House of Representatives member, slumped and died in Abuja February 8, 2024, while watching the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final encounter between Nigeria and South Africa.
Senator Abubakar Gada, who is the second chairman of the burial organising committee, unveiled the programme of activities to journalists in Abuja yesterday.
He listed the activities for the burial to include a National Evening of Tributes in honour of the deceased, which will be held in Abuja on Sunday, April 14, 2024 with Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the Chairman.
Gada described the late Ojuogboh as a personality the nation would miss for a long time.
“He was a nationalist. Ojuogboh had no tribe; he had no ethnicity; he had no boundary. He was for the country and indeed for humanity.
“When he suddenly passed on, it was with shock and disbelief; and we are still battling to come to terms with that reality.
“Cairo was a household name in Nigerian politics. Cairo was a friend. We miss you Cairo and we will continue to miss you.
“He has had his life dedicated to building bridges and reconciling the community, societies and indeed the nation tirelessly. God will surely give the family the fortitude to bear this loss.”
On the need for the Federal Government to immortalise him, Gada said Ojuogboh by his standing, naturally, is an immortalised individual because generations yet unborn, would meet and reflect on his life and sacrifices for humanity as a medical doctor and as a politician endlessly.
“So, coming to specifics, Cairo is from Anioma in Delta State. He crisscrossed this nation in his effort to make society not only harmonious but also consciously development-oriented,” he added.
He called on the Delta State government to use a facility or infrastructure in the health sector to immortalise the deceased.
He added: “Ojuogboh died during the semi-final match of the African Cup of Nations. We have had loses but the most expensive and costly to the nation was that of Ojuogboh
“And so, the sport family is hereby invited to immortalise Ojuogboh as a nationalist, patriot and a sport promoter and fan who believed in the unity that is guaranteed in sports activities in the country.
“This is because sports happen to be one sector that unifies the nation so easily, so patriotically at all times and it is one thing that has no tribe or religion or geographical limit. And it’s a reflection of the entirety of what Ojuogboh stood for and believed in.
“He lived and left this country while celebrating Nigeria’s success and victory in this formidable socio-cultural and psychological sector – sports.
“For this, we call on the government to deservingly reward and immortalise the name of Dr. Cairo so that it will be for eternity.”
