The burial of the Elders Stateman,Pa Ayo Fasanmi has been slated for August 4.
This was according to one of his sons, Folabi Fasanmi,at his Osogbo residence on Thursday.
According to him,“Baba’s wish for his burial is that he should be buried almost immediately and I can say that with what we have on ground now Baba should be buried next week Tuesday, 4th August 2020.
“We are going to work in conjunction with his political associates and the southwest governors.
“He is going to be buried at our hometown in St. John Anglican Church, Iye-Ekiti. He is going to share the same tomb with his wife who died in 2014.
“The tomb double-decker and the arrangement between them was that whosoever goes first will be buried underneath and who goes last will be on top. I am sure they will unite together in paradise.
“Once everything is put in place we shall let everyone known the detail of the burial arrangement.”
Pa Fasanmi died on Wednesday night in Osogbo after a brief illness at the age of 94,until his death he was one of the leaders of Afenifere,Egbe Ilosiwaju Yoruba.
