The Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki, Osaigbovo Iyoha, has said the Edo State Government plans to organise a state burial for veteran musician and academic, Sir Victor Uwaifo who died on August 28.

The 80-year-old ‘Joromi’ crooner, according to his family, died of chest infection at Stella Obasanjo Hospital in Benin City, the capital of Edo State.

The deceased studied at UNIBEN, where he begged a First Class in Applied Arts at 54, a Master's Degree in Sculpture at 56 and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Architectural Sculpture at 77.

According to the government statement, the Governor has approved a state burial for an illustrious and dearly beloved Edo music icon, Prof. Sir Victor Uwaifo.

The statement added that the Edo State Government was working closely with the family of Prof. Uwaifo to ensure a seamless state burial and that arrangements are in full swing to honour the late legend of Nigerian music.