Activities marking the burial of the Chairman of LEADERSHIP Group, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah, have been planned to commence on Wednesday with an evening of tributes.
Nda-Isaiah, 58, died on Friday, December 11, after taking ill briefly.
A statement by his brother, Mr. Abraham Nda-Isaiah, said several dignitaries, including for heads of state Gen. Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar, are expected to participate in the events which will kick off 12:00 noon.
The foremost traditional ruler in Niger State, Etsu Nupe, Dr. Yahaya Abubakar, is also expected to participate in the events. Nda-Isaiah held the traditional title of Kakaki Nupe, spokesperson of the Nupe people, among several other traditional titles.
There were also strong indications on Sunday that the Presidency and Niger State (where the late Chairman comes from), would send strong delegations to the events.
A Service of Songs is billed for 3:00pm, Sunday, December 27, 2020, at the International Conference Centre (ICC) Abuja.
The remains of the late mediaprenuer “will be interred on Monday, December 28, 2020 at the Gudu Cemetery, Abuja at 10am in what would be an invitation-only ceremony,” the statement said.
The late Sam Nda-Isaiah trained as a pharmacist, but made his mark as a serial entrepreneur, media mogul and an astute politician. His passing has drawn an outpouring of grief across the country and abroad.
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A statement from his family announcing the death penultimate Friday had said Sam Nda-Isaiah “was a family man, serial entrepreneur and visioner, passionate politician, and above all, a man of faith.”
Although he trained as a pharmacist, “Sam”, as he was fondly called, adopted journalism as his profession and earned a mark for himself having founded the LEADERSHIP Newspaper titles, National Economy and AYAU, the first daily Hausa newspaper.
He was also a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a political platform he contested for the presidential ticket in 2014.
The media mogul is survived by his aged mother, wife, children and siblings.