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Late Senator Ezea
The burial rites for Senator Okechukwu Ezea, who represented Enugu North, are set to commence on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
The National Burial Committee, under the leadership of Senator Victor Umeh, has confirmed that the late Senator will be interred in his hometown of Itchi, within the Igbo Eze South Local Government Area, on Friday, February 13, 2026.
A requiem Mass will take place in Abuja at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, on February 3, at 3 PM, followed by a Night of Tributes at the National Ecumenical Centre, Central Area, Abuja, starting at 5 PM.
On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, his remains will lie in state at the Senate Chamber for a valedictory session, allowing his colleagues in the Senate and other members of the 10th National Assembly to pay their final respects.
A second Night of Tributes will occur on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at the Presidential Hotel Enugu at 5 PM. Then, on Thursday, February 12, a Vigil Mass/wake will be held at Senator Ezea’s compound in Itchi, Igbo-Eze South.
The burial ceremony will be conducted on Friday, February 13, 2026, preceded by a funeral mass led by the Catholic Bishop of Nsukka, Most Reverend Godfrey Igwebuike Onah, accompanied by numerous other clergy from various churches, including Catholic, Anglican, and Pentecostal.
On Saturday, February 14, 2026, the Senator’s family will receive condolences, and on Sunday, a Thanksgiving Mass will be held at St. Christopher Catholic Church in Itchi.
The burial committee calls upon the public to join in honouring Senator Ezea with the farewell he rightfully deserves. Senator Ezea passed on November 18, 2025, after a brief illness. Until his death, he held the Senatorial Mandate of the Nsukka people which he won under the Labour Party in 2023.
