By Solomon OKPO
A comprehensive programme of events has been announced to mark the burial and celebration of life of Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai, revered cleric and founder of the Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association Inc., who passed on in 2025 at the age of 80.
In a statement issued by the family, the burial rites, described as a Celebration of Life, will span Akwa Ibom and Abia states, reflecting the late evangelist’s deep spiritual footprint across Nigeria and beyond.
Activities will commence in Akwa Ibom State on Sunday, March 15, 2026, with a medical and welfare outreach at Nkek, Ukanafun Local Government Area, the historic location where Rev. Ukpai reportedly held his first crusade. This will be followed by a celebration service on Wednesday, March 18, at the UUEA Fellowship Centre, Four Lanes, Uyo, while a Night of Tributes, hosted by the Akwa Ibom State Government, is scheduled for Friday, March 20, in Uyo.
The programme will then move to Abia State, beginning with another medical and welfare outreach on Wednesday, March 25, at Asaga in Ohafia Local Government Area. A service of songs will hold the following day, Thursday, March 26, at the Ohafia LGA Secretariat. The final burial service and interment are slated for Friday, March 27, 2026, also at the Ohafia LGA Secretariat.
The family has requested that all tributes be forwarded to the official email address, tributes@drumaukpai.org, on or before December 31, 2025. Further enquiries may be directed to members of the Planning Secretariat.
In a message signed by Rev. Dr. (Mrs.) Philomena O. Uma on behalf of the family, the faithful were urged to uphold the family in prayers and participate actively in the ceremonies, described as a collective celebration by the body of Christ of “a General of Faith who has finished his course and entered eternal rest.”
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