President Bola Tinubu will personally receive the remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari when they arrive in Katsina on Tuesday.
Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national
orientation, announced the arrangement during a press briefing in Abuja on
Monday.
Idris said Buhari’s remains are expected to arrive by noon
and would be received at the airport with a brief military ceremony.
The minister added that after the reception in Katsina, the
body would be transported to Daura, Buhari’s hometown, for the funeral prayer
and interment at the late president’s residence.
He also disclosed that Tinubu has approved a state burial
for the late president and constituted an inter-ministerial committee to
coordinate the events.
The committee is chaired by George Akume, secretary to the
government of the federation (SGF), and includes ministers of defence,
interior, finance, health, FCT, culture, housing, and others.
The office of the permanent secretary, general services
office (GSO), will serve as the committee’s secretariat.
The minister said 25 members of the federal executive
council (FEC) have been directed to attend the full burial programme in Katsina
and stay for the third-day prayers in Daura on Wednesday, July 16.
“As we prepare to bid farewell to one of Nigeria’s foremost
statesmen, the federal government urges all Nigerians to join in prayers and
reflection for the repose of the soul of our former leader,” Idris said.
He announced the postponement of the special FEC meeting
earlier scheduled for Tuesday, July 15. It will now be held on Friday, July 18.
Idris said Tinubu has declared seven days of national
mourning from Sunday, July 13, with the national flag flying at half-mast
across the country.
He added that Tuesday has been declared a public holiday in
honour of Buhari.
The minister said condolence registers have been opened at
all federal ministries, departments, and agencies; the Bola Ahmed Tinubu
International Conference Centre in Abuja; and Nigerian embassies and missions
abroad.
He said Tinubu continues to receive condolence messages from
world leaders, describing it as a testament to Buhari’s global legacy.
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