FG to announce new date for Special FEC in honour of Buhari
The Presidency says a new date for the special Federal Executive Council (FEC) will be announced after the state funeral for the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had fixed an emergency FEC meeting in honour of Buhari for Tuesday. Giving an update, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information […]
Late ex-president Buhari
The Presidency says a new date for the special Federal Executive Council (FEC) will be announced after the state funeral for the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had fixed an emergency FEC meeting in honour of Buhari for Tuesday.
Giving an update, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement, said the “special Federal Executive Council session on Tuesday in honour of former President Muhammadu Buhari will no longer be held as announced earlier, given the state funeral in his hometown, Daura, on the same day.
“In addition, the Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 15, a public holiday in honour of the departed Nigerian leader.
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“The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation will announce a new date after the funeral proceedings.”
The remains of the former Nigerian leader will arrive from London on Tuesday by noon, after which he will be buried in his home town, in accordance with Islamic rites.
Buhari died on Sunday in a London Clinic after a prolonged illness.
President Tinubu has declared a national mourning for seven days, with flags at half-staff.
He also directed Vice President Kashim Shettima and his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, to join the Buhari family in London to condole with the family and bring the former President’s remains back home.