Photos from ex Gov Diepreye Alamieyeseigha's burial ceremony in Bayelsa state

Here are photos from the funeral rites of former governor of Bayelsa state, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha -which began yesterday (Thursday) in Yenegoa, Bayelsa state.

Alamieyeseigha, the Governor General of Ijaw Nation, died at age 62, on October 10, 2015, at the University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State, following a brief illness.

Today, April 8, there will be a Valedictory State Executive Council Session, at the Banquet Hall, Yenagoa and Wake-keep at his country home in Amassoma. 

There will also be a Commendation Service on Saturday, April 9, to be followed by his internment in Amassoma, his country home.