The late King George Adumein Lawson, the Obanobhan 1 of Emeyal Kingdom, Bayelsa State, was yesterday laid to rest at a ceremony attended by former President Goodluck Jonathan and other personalities.
Kings and queens of kingdoms in Bayelsa State, as well as politicians, clergymen, captains of industries and business moguls from parts of the country attended the funeral.
The burial climaxed a two-day of activities put together by the Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers and the people of the kingdom to honour the first-class monarch, who died at 63.
The traditional ruler, who was a cousin of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, was one-time Vice Chairman of Bayelsa State Traditional Rulers Council and was installed in 2011 as the Obhanoban of Emeyal Kingdom after his successful working career in the old Rivers State and Bayelsa State.
Jonathan, in a funeral oration, noted that the late monarch was a peace-loving man, whose virtues he advised the people of Emeyal clan in Ogbia Local Government to uphold by living in peace.
He said His Royal Majesty was a sincere and selfless leader, who served the Ogbia people with loyalty and diligence and promoted the customs and values of the Ogbia Kingdom.
Jonathan said: “The late monarch was a man of principle, cheerful in spirit and resilient in the pursuit of his dreams and the common vision of his subjects.
“As the Obhanoban of Emeyal Clan, he had a stable and peaceful reign as he ruled with piety, dispensing justice, truth and love to his subjects. (Nation)