It was an emotional moment when Nigeria's first lady, Oluremi Tinubu, flanked her predecessor, Aisha Buhari, at the burial of the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina on Tuesday, July 15.

Former President Buhari died at an undisclosed hospital in London on Sunday, July 13. His remains were repatriated to Nigeria on Tuesday and were given a state burial, where President Bola Tinubu led the federal government delegation.

Vice President Kashim Shettima had earlier visited the family of the late former president in London and coordinated the paperwork for the repatriation to Nigeria. Shettima had visited the Buhari family on the directive of President Bola Tinubu.

President Tinubu earlier announced that he will personally receive the remains of the former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday, July 13, at a London hospital, in Katsina on Tuesday, July 15.

The body of Buhari, who was the Nigerian president between 2015 and 2023, is expected to arrive in Katsina by 12 pm on Tuesday. Mohammed Idris, the Minister for Information and National Orientation, disclosed the development in a statement on Monday, July 14.

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The minister further explained that a high-level delegation of the federal government, led by Vice President Kashim Shettima, is in London to conclude documentation and other logistical arrangements to repatriate the remains of the former president into the country.

According to the minister, the president has continued to receive international messages of sympathy and condolences. He also disclosed that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) would be fully involved in Buhari's burial.

He disclosed that President Tinubu has directed 25 members of the FEC to lead the full participation of the FCT in the former President's burial rites and remain in the state for the third day prayers in Daura, which would be held on Wednesday, July 16.

Idris explained that the inter-ministerial committee was to oversee the state burial in coordination with the Katsina state government and Buhari's family. They are to plan and coordinate a befitting burial for the late former president.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Ogun NNPP chieftain Damilare Abioro has mourned the demise of the immediate past Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.

The NNPP chieftain in a statement sent of condolence message to President Bola Tinubu, Buhari's family and Nigerians at large.

Speaking on Buhari's death, the former senatorial aspirant described the death of the ex-president as a great loss for the country.

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Source: Legit.ng