Fasoranti family announces December funeral programme

The family of Reuben Fasoranti, the late leader of the pan-Yoruba organisation Afenifere, has announced funeral arrangements for December 2026, including a wake, a funeral service and interment in Akure, Ondo State. A statement issued on the family’s behalf by Taiwo Fasoranti, the deceased’s son and Secretary to the Ondo State Government, sets the wake for December 16 at the family residence in the Omolere Nursery and Primary School compound. The Christian wakekeeping service is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. The funeral service and interment are scheduled for December 17 at St. David’s Cathedral in Ijomu, Akure. The service is set for 10 a.m., with burial at the cathedral cemetery immediately afterward. The family statement also says a reception for guests will take place at Fasoranti’s residence after the interment. The programme is due to conclude on December 20 with an outing and thanksgiving service at St. David’s Cathedral, scheduled for 10 a.m. The family asked friends, associates and well-wishers to attend and pray as it honours Fasoranti’s life and public service. An earlier account of the family’s plans described December 17 and 18 as tentative burial dates. The later...