Late Lulu-Briggs: Family meets Friday to plan funeral

Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, son of the late High Chief O.B. Lulu-Briggs whose death in Ghana a year ago has left in its wake a wave of legal entanglements, has issued a statement expressing his happiness that the dispute involving the right of the family to convey their beloved late father’s mortal remains for burial has finally been resolved.

He says he is further assured by his step mother, Seinye Lulu-Briggs’ statement accepting the ruling of the High Court of Ghana, that their father’s ultimate wish that his family would continue strong even after his death, be fulfilled.

The High Court in Accra on Monday, December 23, ordered the release of the body to the family for evacuation and burial in Nigeria.

And to foster family unity and peace, Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, who is the chief mourner has invited his siblings and his stepmother, to an urgent family meeting to discuss the funeral and burial plans.

The meeting, according to the statement, will be held on Friday, 27th December, 2019 at 11am at the family house, Onubio, Briggs Compound, Abonema.

Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs added that the date of the meeting is very symbolic, being the one-year anniversary of his father’s passing. He expressed the hope that the family of High Chief O.B. Lulu-Briggs can prayerfully begin to heal.

The meeting, according to the statement, is expected to be attended by the siblings and their late father’s wife to discuss all family matters including how to give their departed father and her husband, a befitting burial.

“I shall formally announce, after our family meeting and after I have conferred with the Chiefs of the Oruwari Briggs War Canoe House of Abonnema, and the larger families of our father, the dates and activities for the funeral and burial of our highly revered father, husband, Statesman and Philanthropist, High Chief (Dr)O.B. Lulu-Briggs, OON.

“We take the opportunity of this medium to thank the Nigerian public for their understanding, the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Chief Ezebuwon Nyesom Wike for his interventions, concern and counsel, the Amayanabo of Kalabari, His Serene Majesty, Prof TJT Princewill for his majestic pronouncements and Pastor David Ibiyeomie for his prayers and intercession and all our prayer warriors and well-wishers.”