Tinubu sets up committee for Buhari’s State burial.

President Bola Tinubu has set up an Inter-Ministerial Committee to oversee the state burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari. 

The committee, chaired by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, with key government officials and security experts as members, has been mandated to plan and coordinate a befitting state burial for the late elder statesman in collaboration with the Katsina State Government and Buhari's family.

The former President's remains are expected to arrive in Katsina by 12 noon today and a brief military ceremony will be held at the airport, with President Tinubu personally receiving him, while the funeral prayer will take place in Daura, followed by interment at Buhari's residence. 

Also, 25 members of the Federal Executive Council have been directed to travel to Katsina to participate in the burial rites and attend the Third-Day Prayers in Daura.

Meanwhile, the federal government has declared seven days of national mourning, effective from Sunday, with the national flag flying at half-mast across the country, and today has been declared a public holiday, while a condolence register will be opened in all federal ministries, departments, and agencies, as well as at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja and Nigerian Embassies and Missions abroad.

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