Tinubu sends 5-person delegation to attend Jesse Jackson’s burial – THISAGE

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a five-person delegation to represent him and the country at the final funeral rites of Reverend Jesse Jackson, an American civil rights leader, activist and former presidential candidate.

Jackson died at the age of 84 on February 17, 2026 in Chicago.

Senator George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, is the head of the delegation.

Other members are the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu; the Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa; Special Presidential Envoy for Global and Pan-African Affairs Brian Browne; and Senior Special Assistant for Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaye.

The delegation will carry President Tinubu’s message of condolence to the Jackson family.

In an earlier tribute, President Tinubu described Reverend Jackson as a great friend of Nigeria and Africa.

“He was a moral voice and a formidable resister to apartheid in South Africa. He played a leading role in campaigning for the release from prison of Nelson Mandela and other African National Congress leaders. He won critical support for sanctions against the then apartheid government,” President Tinubu wrote.

The burial program for the civil rights leader began Feb. 26, with a lie-in at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition in Chicago. Religious services in South Carolina and Washington, D.C., and the lie-in at the South Carolina Statehouse were scheduled for March 1-5.

A “Popular Celebration” will take place on March 6 at the House of Hope in Chicago, followed by a private homecoming on March 7 at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

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