The Federal Government has postponed its special Federal Executive Council (FEC) session earlier scheduled for Tuesday in honour of former President Muhammadu Buhari, due to the state funeral slated for the same day in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State.
The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation will announced a new date for the session
after the funeral proceedings.
To honour the late Nigerian leader, the Federal Government has also declared Tuesday, 15 July, a public holiday.
President Bola Tinubu, who ordered the FEC session as a tribute to Buhari’s “invaluable contributions to the country”, also declared a seven-day national mourning period, with flags flown at half-mast.
Former President Buhari died on Sunday, 13 July, at about 4:30 p.m. in a London hospital following a prolonged illness. He died at 82.
In line with Islamic rites, his remains are expected to arrive in Katsina by noon on Tuesday and will be laid to rest at 2:00 p.m. in Daura.
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