President Bola Tinubu has 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.

Tribune reported that 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.

Below is the list of the committee:

Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu has declared a seven-day national mourning in honour of the demise of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Tinubu's declaration followed an earlier pronouncement when Tuesday, July 15, was declared a public holiday in honour of the former president.

The announcement, which a former Buhari's aide shared, has continued to generate reactions from concerned Nigerians.

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Source: Legit.ng