By Kamsi Anayo, Awka

Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, a
former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), who passed away in a US hospital on Oct. 24, 2024 will be buried on March 25.
The Nwosu family made the forma announcement for the burial arrangements for their patriarch who passed on at 83 years, in his country home, Ajalli, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra state.
Prof. Nwosu, a distinguished political scientist and academic, is renowned for overseeing the June 12, 1993, presidential election, widely regarded as Nigeria’s freest and fairest.
During his tenure as NEC Chairman from 1989 to 1993, he introduced the Option A4 voting system and the Open Ballot system, which significantly enhanced electoral transparency in Nigeria.
According to a burial poster signed by Engr. Nnaemeka Humphrey Nwosu (for the family), late Prof. Nwosu will lastly be laid to rest on Friday, March 28, 2025, at his residence, Ogbili Otti Palace, Ajalli, after some burial activities schedule to hold at different places, both within and outside Nigeria.
The announcement further details that the burial activities will kick off with a Service of Songs and Celebration of Life which will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the Nigerian Embassy in Washington D.C., USA.
This will be followed by a Night of Tributes on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja.
According to the poster, Prof. Nwosu’s body will arrive Anambra State on Thursday, March 27, 2025, for a brief ceremony at the Orumba North L.G.A. Headquarters, followed by a Service of Songs at his residence in Ogbili Otti Palace, Ajalli, the same day. He will, thereafter, be laid to rest on Friday, March 28, 2025 at his compound, after a funeral service at St. Marks Anglican Church, Ajalli, followed by condolence visits by relatives, friends and well-wishers.
Prof. Nwosu is survived by his wife, children, grandchildren, and numerous relatives.