The eighth day Fidau for Alhaji Busari Akande, the late father of former Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (Tribune Chapel), Chief Tunde Busari, holds on Sunday in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.
Pa Busari, aged 110, passed away on Sunday August 9, in Osogbo and was buried same day according to Islamic rite.
A statement made available to journalists by the family indicated that the prayer for the deceased is billed to hold between 11am and 1pm.
Reception follows immediately.
Alhaji Busari, the Imam of Odofin Compound Mosque, is survived by a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria, Alhaji Olayiwola Busari and other children, including grand and great grandchildren.
The statement read, “We are already missing him for what he symbolised to us and humanity as a whole. He lived for family bond as a bridge-builder.”
