Victor EzejaLeading opposition figures, including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Nasir El-Rufai, paid a condolence visit to the family of late President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday.
Buhari, who died on Sunday in London at the age of 82, was buried in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State, on Tuesday, 15 July 2025.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelVideos and pictures shared on social media showed the moment when Atiku, a former vice president, El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, and other dignitaries gathered at Buhari’s grave side to offer special prayers.
In a post on his X handle shortly after the visit, Atiku said: “This afternoon, I completed a three-day condolence visit to Daura, Katsina State, where I joined many other sympathisers for the third-day prayers in honour of the late President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Before participating in the larger congregational prayers, I, along with former Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, offered special prayers at the graveside of the deceased.”
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The former vice president also visited Aisha Buhari, the widowed former First Lady, to express his condolences before leaving Daura.
Atiku, El-Rufai, and other members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), including former Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi, former Sokoto State governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, were also present during the burial of the late former president on Tuesday.
He prayed that Almighty Allah may forgive the deceased his sins and grant him Aljannatul Firdaus.
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The 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate election, Peter Obi, also joined in observing the third day of Fidau prayers, according to Islamic rites in honour of the late Buhari.
In a video clip of an interview with Arise TV during the condolence visit shared on X, Obi recounted a profound advice he received from Buhari when they met during the 2022/2023 election campaigns, to care for poor Nigerians.
“I had the opportunity of meeting him (Buhari) when we were campaigning, and I could remember his words: ‘Please care for the poor Nigerians,’ that is what I have always remembered,” Obi stated, adding, “and I believe that he did his best within his capacity.”
On what Nigerians should learn from the ex-president’s demise, Obi urged that people should learn to serve the nation, knowing that everyone would be called one day by the creator.
The former Anambra State Governor, who was absent from the burial events on Tuesday, said it was due to the challenge of logistics.
Some members of the Labour Party who went with Obi for the condolence visit include Senator representing FCT, Ireti Kingibe, and Okey Ezea of the Enugu North Senatorial district.
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, and ex-AGF Abubakar Malami were also among the dignitaries who attended the third day prayer for late Buhari in Daura.
