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Late Speaker to be laid to rest today

December 29, 2018 6:55 am

The final funeral rituals of the Late Speaker Dr. Jiko Luveni will be done at the Lovonilase Cemetery today.

The church service will be held at 10am at the Centenary Church in Suva.

Parliament staff yesterday paid their respect as the cortege drove through Constitution Avenue pausing at the Parliament building, before heading for her residence at Hamilton Beattie Street in Domain.

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Deputy Speaker Veena Bhatnagar was also part of the cortege and hundreds gathered at the late Speaker’s residence yesterday afternoon.