The official date for commencement of activities for the burial of the longest reigning monarch in Rivers State, His Serene Majesty, King Prof. T.J.T Princewill, Amachree the XI and Amanyanabo of the Kalabari Kingdom has been fixed for November 29 and 30.

The son of the late monarch, Prince Tonye T.J.T Princewill, confirmed this in a statement to journalists.
Prince Tonye also disclosed that the date which signals the commencement of 21 days of ceremonies was agreed upon following consultations with various levels of chiefs in the royal family, as well as titled chiefs in Buguma and Kalabari land.

He also confirmed that other stakeholders like Amanyanabo of Abonemma, King Disrael Bob Manuel, King Alfred Diete Spiff, the Amanyanabo of Twon Brass, other Kalabari leaders and key non-Kalabari stakeholders were consulted in arriving at the date
Prince Tonye T.J.T Princewill further said a formal burial committee will be inaugurated to work towards a befitting burial for the late Amanyanabo of Kalabari Kingdom.

Members of the committee are expected to cut across the length and breadth of the Kalabari Kingdom, other Kingdoms in Rivers state, Ijaw nation as a whole, the wider pan Niger Delta region and other regions in Nigeria. The late King was a pan Nigerian who spent several years of his life in Northern Nigeria.