Anambra State Gov Soludo Bans Extravagant Weeklong Burials And Expensive Condolence Gifts In The State

Governor Charles Soludo’s of Anambra State wants to reduce the heavy costs families face and stop burials from disrupting work during the week. According to reports, the new measures ban giving cows, goats, bags of rice, or other costly items as condolence gifts. People can only bring cash, one jar of palm wine, one carton of beer, or one crate of soft drinks.



Burials and funeral events must now happen only on Saturdays and finish in one day. No more midweek burials from Monday to Friday. Wake keep ceremonies are also stopped. Other rules include no dancing with caskets, no blocking roads, and no big billboards or posters of the dead person around the state, corpses must not stay in mortuary for more than two months.
The state wants to make funerals simpler so families do not go into debt. Violators of the ban would pay a fine of ₦100,000, spend six months in jail, or both.