‘The Guitar boy’ Edo govt will hold state burial for late Victor Uwaifo

The Edo State Government  set to organize state burial for late music maestro, Victor Uwaifo.

The announcement was made on Sunday by Chief of Staff to the Governor, Osaigbovo Iyoha.

Uwaifo, 80, died on August 28, 2021. He was an instrumentalist, arts teacher and culture ambassador.

Iyoha said the government is firming up arrangements with the family of the deceased.

“The Governor has approved a state burial for an illustrious and dearly beloved Edo music icon, Prof. Sir Victor Uwaifo.

“Arrangements are in top gear and we will disclose more details of the burial in conjunction with the family”, he noted.

The ‘Guitar Boy’ was Nigeria’s first Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism.

Uwaifo obtained a Ph.D in Architectural Sculpture at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and lectured at the institution’s Department of Fine and Applied Art.

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