Goodluck Jonathan, Ben Murray-Bruce mourn late Alamieyeseigha (photos)

Former president Goodluck Jonathan has atteneded the public lecture in honour of the late Bayelsa state governor, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha.
The ex-president was accompanied by Senator Ben Murray-Bruce of Bayelsa state, a Nigerian business magnate and politician.
The senator took to his Facebook page to share a series of photos of the event. He wrote: “With former President Goodluck Jonathan and my Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson as Bayelsa sends home the late DSP Alamieyeseigha.”

The public event is to be followed by the burial ceremony in Amassoma community, Southern Ijaw LG, Bayelsa state.

The ceremony will be concluded with a thanksgiving service on Sunday, April 10, at St. Peters Anglican Church, Yenagoa.

Ben Bruce-Murray, President Goodluck Jonathan, Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state before the lecture in honour of late Alamieyeseigha

Alamieyeseigha, aged 62, was reported to have died of cardiac arrest at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital on 10 October 2015.

The former governor reportedly died of complications arising from high blood pressure and diabetes

Later reports claimed that the former governor died of complications arising from high blood pressure and diabetes which affected his kidney.

The ceremony will be concluded with a thanksgiving service on Sunday, April 10
Earlier there was a speculation that the governor had faked his own death to avoid being extradited to the United Kingdom on charges of money laundering.

The event was attended by many stakeholders

It would be recalled that on 12 March 2013, Alamieyeseigha was pardoned by President Goodluck Jonathan, but his pardoning was criticised by many.