A Nigerian Government delegation in
the US on Saturday visited the family of the late Prof. Chinua Achebe,
who died on Thursday night.
The delegation, led
by Nigeria’s Ambassador to the U. S, Ade Adefuye, and Nigeria’s Consul
General in New York, Habib Habu, visited the Achebes in Boston, where
his wife, Christie, has relocated. Mr. Adefuye, in a telephone interview
with the North America Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN), said the delegation, during the visit, pledged support to the
family during the funeral arrangement.
He said that the family also promised to inform government of the final burial arrangements for the late literary icon.
NAN learnt that the Governor of Anambra, Mr Peter Obi, would arrive in the U. S on Sunday to pay a condolence visit to the family.
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He said that the family also promised to inform government of the final burial arrangements for the late literary icon.
NAN learnt that the Governor of Anambra, Mr Peter Obi, would arrive in the U. S on Sunday to pay a condolence visit to the family.
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