Lagos sets up committee for Akran of Badagry’s burial 

Lagos State Government has constituted a Central Planning Committee to oversee and coordinate the final burial arrangements for the late Akran of Badagry, Oba Babatunde Akran, Wheno Aholu Menu-Toyi I.

Oba Akran, who also served as the Permanent Vice Chairman of the Lagos State Council of Obas and Chiefs, died on January 12 at the age of 89 after a brief illness.

In announcing the inauguration of the committee, the state government stressed the importance of unity, transparency, integrity, and strict adherence to tradition in the planning and execution of the burial rites.

The committee will be chaired by the Secretary to the Lagos State Government, Mrs Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin.

Nunayon Ahisu has been appointed as co-chairman, while Dr Olajide Messewaku will serve as secretary of the committee.

The government noted that the committee’s mandate is to ensure a dignified and well-coordinated burial befitting the stature and legacy of the late monarch.