Burial Date For Agunwa Anaekwe -By IfeanyiChukwu Afuba

The date has been fixed for the interment of late Agunwa Anaekwe, former Speaker of the House of Representatives.

His remains will be committed to mother earth on Friday, October 17, 2025 at his Adazi – Ani country home, Anambra State.

The fixture is a joint decision of the Anaekwe Family and the Central Funeral Committee.

Late Chief Agunwa Anaekwe passed on on July 5, 2025 after a period of illness. He was aged 69.

An acting President of National Association of Nigerian Students during his undergraduate years, late Agunwa Anaekwe won election into the House of Representatives in August 1992 on the platform of the Social Democratic Party. On inauguration of the National Assembly on December 5, 1992, he was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives and served in that capacity till the military intervention of November 17, 1993.

A lawyer, late Agunwa Anaekwe was a foundation member of the Peoples Democratic Party and later, member, Board of Trustees, All Progressives Congress.

We seize this opportunity to clarify that the family name is ANAEKWE and not any other variant in circulation.

Details of the funeral programme will be communicated in due course.

IfeanyiChukwu Afuba
Chairman
Media & Publicity
Sub Committee.