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PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES IN HONOUR OF THE LATE MONARCH HSM KING PROF. T. J. T. PRINCEWILL JP, CFR, AMACHREE Xl, AMANYANABO AND NATURAL RULER OF THE KALABARI KINGDOM, IN RIVERS STATE FROM NOVEMBER 1ST –DECEMBER 25TH 2023.

PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES IN HONOUR OF THE LATE MONARCH HSM KING PROF. T. J. T. PRINCEWILL JP, CFR, AMACHREE Xl, AMANYANABO AND NATURAL RULER OF THE KALABARI KINGDOM, IN RIVERS STATE FROM NOVEMBER 1ST –DECEMBER 25TH 2023.


DATE/ACTIVITY
ACTION BY COMMITTEE
Wednesday 1st November 2023:
Spiritual/Culture
4:00 am: Seven Canon Shots as Formal Traditional Announcement of The commencement of Burial

Culture
8:00 am: Final (Oku) Emissaries to All Communities In Kalabari Kingdom and compounds of Buguma to announce the Burial Activities

Culture
Monday 6th November 2023:

6:00 am – 12:00 pm: Prayers/Fasting at various Kalabari Communities 

Prayer
Wednesday 8th November 2023: 

5:00 am-3:00 pm: Ekine Sekiapu Perform Town Cleansing at Buguma 

Culture
Thursday 9th November 2023: 

5:00 am: Egbele-Ereme sing round Buguma 

Culture
Monday 13th November 2023: 

4:00 am-8:00 am: Women Native Singing Groups sing round Buguma 

Culture
Wednesday 15 -18 November 2023: 

Ekine Sekiapu Annual night Ngbula display 

Culture
Monday 20th November 2023: 

King Abbi Polo Kick-Starts The Igira Sira activities 

Culture
Tuesday 21st-25th November 2023: 

All communities In Kalabari Kingdom/Compounds In Buguma begin the Igira Sira activities 

Culture
Saturday 25th November 2023: 

7:00 am – 10:00 am: Sanitation at Buguma and along the Emohua- Kalabari road 

Sanitation/Council Chairman
4:00 pm Eklne Sekiapu perform the final cleansing rites from Elem-Kalabari to Buguma City 

Culture/Security
I1:00 am: Kalabari Kingdom Unity lecture in King Amachree Memorial Hall, Buguma. 

Media/Publicity
4:30 pm: Novelty Football Match in honour of the late Monarch between KNC Old Boys and KGHS Old Girls teams 

Special Duties
Sunday 26th November 2023: 

5:00 pm: All Churches in Kalabari land to centrally hold Interdenominational Carol Service at the King Amachree Square.

Prayer 
Monday 27th November 2023: 

4:00 am: Se-Erena Kurusu To Announce The Burial With Native Women Singing Groups Singing Round Buguma 

Culture
All Communities and Compounds of Kalabari Decorate Their Communities/Compounds With Flags 

Venue/Decoration
4:00 pm: Service Of Songs and Tributes At Christians Ecumenical Centre, Port Harcourt 

Prayer/Entertainment/ Security
8:00 pm: All Churches Native Choirs Sing In Buguma At The Town Square 

Prayer/Security
Tuesday November 28th 2023: 

6:00 am Final Igira Sira 

Culture
4:00 pm: Candle Procession Round Town By Choirs Of The Various Churches In Buguma

Prayer/Security
4:00 pm: Country Classics And Jazz Band Display At Buguma 

Entertainment/Security
Wednesday 29th November 2023: 

4:00 am: The 7 Canon Shots Announce The approach Of The Corpse 

Culture
5:00 am: All Communities/War Canoe Houses Despatch Their War Boats And lavishly Decorated Alali (Festival) Boats With Masquerades To Port Harcourt To Escort The Corpse 

Culture/Security
10:00 am: Body Of The Late Monarch And One Time Chairman Of The Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers Lies-In-State At The Council of Traditional Rulers’ Chambers 

Culture/Security
12:00 pm: Igira Groups And Warrior-Like Dressed Groups Display To Escort The Corpse From UTC Junction To Abonnema Wharf Jetty In Diobu Port Harcourt 

Culture/SecurityWorks
2:00 pm: Corpse Arrive Elem-Kalabari For Final Rites And move To Buguma City escorted By All War Canoes. 

Culture/Security
4:00 pm: Body Of The Late Monarch King Prof. T. J. T. Princewill JP, CFR, Amachree Xl, Arrives Kalabari Owusara In Buguma And is Received By The Kings, Kalabari Chiefs, Kalabari Ekine Sekiapu, sons and daughters of Kalabari kingdom with pomp and pageantry

Culture/Security/Prayer
5.00pm: Body is escorted to (Chief Prince Ogo Tom Princewill) Compound and later to King Abbi Memorial Hall in Abbi Polo Buguma for Lying-In-State 

Culture/Security
Thursday 30th November 2023:  

I:00 am: Body of the late Monarch moves to the King Amachree Memorial Hall, Buguma, For final Lying- In -State for Traditional Wake-Keep 

Culture/Security
10:00 am: Dignitaries from across the globe pay last respects 

Protocol/Security
I:00 pm: Kirikiri Mine and interment 

Culture/Ekine Seki apu
Saturday 2nd December 2023: 

8:00 pm: The Country Classics and Jazz Band Display 

Entertainment/Security
Monday 4th - 23rd December 2023: 

Canon Shots and the Okuro Fari as well as various communities, clubs, compounds and the Ekine Sekiapu of Buguma and other communities will take turns to perform cultural and other activities display at designated compounds and centres in Buguma 

Culture
Sunday 24th December 2023: 

Thanksgiving Service at First Baptist Church, Buguma 

Prayer
Monday 25th December 2023: 

Farewell HSM Late King Prof. T. J. T. Princewill JP, CFR, Amachree Xl.

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