Victor EzejaPresident Bola Tinubu has constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee to coordinate the state funeral of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Committee, which is chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SFG), George Akume, is tasked with the responsibility of planning and coordinating a befitting state burial for the late ex-president.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelBuhari, who died on Sunday, 13 July, at a clinic in London, will be brought back to Nigeria on Tuesday, 15 July, for burial.
He will be buried in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State, according to Islamic rites.
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According to a statement released on Monday, signed by Segun Imohiosen Director, Information and Public Relations, Office of the SGF, members of the Committee include Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Minister of Defence, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Minister of Works, Minister of Interior, Minister of FCT, Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare and Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy.
Other members of the committee are the National Security Adviser, Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, and Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political and Other Matters.
Also on the committee are the Inspector General of Police, Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS) and the Chief of Defence Staff.
The statement said the Office of the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office (GSO), will serve as the Secretariat to the Committee.
It said further that President Tinubu has also directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to open condolence registers at the entrance of their respective offices for the public to pay their respects to the late former president.
“Additionally, a central condolence register for the diplomatic community and the general public will be opened at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja,” the statement added.
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