The family of Pa Benedict Odiase, the composer of the national anthem, who passed on at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH on June 11, 2013, has cried out that governments and individuals were not doing enough to immortalise Odiase.

The family in a statement, said “there had been relentless efforts by the family through its Central Burial Planning Committee to give a befitting burial, particularly as August 23- 25, 2013, the burial dates fast approach.

“The family has reached out to some appropriate government authorities but surprisingly only the Nigeria Police Force has responded and has been directly involved in the efforts to immortalise this iconic personage of historic national interest.

“This unsettling quietness by the respective authorities viz-a-viz the pressing enquiries of the Nigerian people to confirm the position and attitude of the Federal Government to the burial arrangements of this great patriot, necessitates this request for the concerned authorities’ due respect and value for patriotism.