WITH activities for the burial of Christy Essien Igbokwe reaching advance stages; Chika Okpala popularly known as Chief Zebrudaya has come out to express his displeasure at the way The New Masquerade group have been left out in ongoing plans to bury the late Lady of Songs.

Speaking recently at a movie location, the veteran actor said: “I have been in touch with 'Clarus' and 'Giringori'. The last time we spoke, it was how to attend the burial of late Apena (Christy Essien). Whose burial appears to have been hijacked by PMAN. I don't blame them because she was once their chairman, but they should also know that she grew up from somewhere. And so we are looking forward to them revealing their plans to us and also asking us play a role in the burial arrangement of Apena.

“But we have not heard from them, they have not involved us; we don't know what they are doing. She didn't just answer Apena for nothing; and Apena was not a musical name. How did the name Apena come to be? They should ask us, we are still alive. If Jegede died, others are not dead. I should have written to their president but we don't know who the PMAN president is now because they keep changing presidents every now and then.” He said.