Former Minister, John Ogar Odey, To Be Buried November 7
-Oru Leonard
The former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Minister of Information and Communication and Minister of Environment respectively, Sir John Odey, who passed away in a Dubai hospital on October 7, 2018, will be buried on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, in Ochubi – Olachor, Okpoma, Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State.
A burial programme signed by the son Mr Anthony Odey indicates that on Thursday, November 1, 2018, there will be a simultaneous Service of Songs in his honour from 6pm at his Abuja residence, 27 Kwame Nkrumah Crescent, Asokoro, Abuja, as well as in his Calabar residence, 1 Harbour Road, Ekorinim II, Calabar.
On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, a Vigil Mass will take place at the Christ the King Catholic Church, Okpoma, Yala LGA, followed by a Wake Keep in his Okpoma country home. His internment on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at 11am, will be preceded by a funeral mass at CKC, Okpoma.
Survived by a wife, two sons and two daughters, Odey, was also a former Commissioner for Agriculture in Cross River State before moving up to the Federal positions.
Hon. Sir Chief John Ogar Odey was a soft spoken gentle man of peace and tranquility. He was described by a family member as a bridge builder that gave succour to any one that came across him.
He will be greatly missed by his family members in particular, the people of Cross River State and the nation at large.
