President Bola Tinubu has constituted a five-member delegation to represent Nigeria at the burial of Jesse Jackson in the United States.
Jackson, a pioneer civil rights figure in the US, died on
February 17, 2026, aged 84.
The delegation, according to a State House press release on
Wednesday, will deliver the president’s message of condolences to the Jackson
family during the final burial rites.
George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation,
will lead the team.
Other members are Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, minister of state
for foreign affairs; Hannatu Musawa, minister of arts, culture and creative
economy; Brian Browne, special presidential envoy for global and pan-African
affairs; and Sola Enikanolaye, senior special assistant on foreign affairs and
international relations.
In an earlier tribute, Tinubu described the late cleric and
activist as “a great friend of Nigeria and Africa”.
“He was a moral voice and a formidable resistance to
apartheid in South Africa. He played a leading role in the campaign for the
release from prison of Nelson Mandela and other African National Congress
leaders. He won critical support for sanctions against the then apartheid
government,” he had said.
Jackson, a former US presidential candidate and long-time
advocate for racial justice, was renowned for his global human rights advocacy
and support for anti-apartheid movements in Africa.
The burial programme began on February 26 with a
lying-in-state at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago.
Activities continued with services in South Carolina and
Washington, DC, as well as a lying-in-state at the South Carolina State House
from March 1 to 5.
A “people’s celebration” is scheduled to take place on March
6 at the House of Hope in Chicago, while a private homegoing service will be
held on March 7 at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
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