The burial committee, which has former Delta State commissioner for Sports, Dr Austin Izagbo as chairman, has set up seven sub-committees charged with the duty of designing and executing specific aspects of the burial programme.
The grand burial committee has Mr Fred Romeo Obika as Coordinating Secretary.
The sub-committees have been directed to start work immediately.
The aim is to give the Lady of Songs, who gave happiness to millions of people in Nigeria and beyond, a deserved and unforgettable farewell.
The sub-committees included Publicity, Ceremonial, Welfare, Security, Special Duties, Logistics and Finance.
One of the key decisions of the meeting, which was held at the Ikeja residence of the Igbokwe family was that a dedicated “Christy Essien-Igbokwe Endowment Fund” account be set up immediately and be managed with utmost transparency and professionalism by a finance sub-committee made up of chairman of the grand committee, Mr Austin Izagbo; constitutional lawyer, Mr Fred Agbaje; Mr Marcel Ikedudu, a retired banker; Dr Patrick Igbokwe, member of the Igbokwe family and Mr Mike Ejezie.
The account will act as a single repository for all contributions and donations towards the burial activities.
It was also decided that former Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) president and chairman, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Chief Tony Okoroji, should act as chairman of the publicity committee in the interim. The publicity committee is made of several journalists across the length and breadth of the Nigerian media, many of whom were close friends of the fallen songstress.
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