Buhari to be buried Tuesday

Fowewe Abdullateef

Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umar Radda, has announced a change in the burial date for former President Muhammadu Buhari, stating that the final rites will now take place on Tuesday, July 15, instead of the earlier scheduled Monday.

The governor announced this on Monday, noting, “The burial arrangement for our father, the late president, who passed on yesterday in a hospital in London, is now expected to be held on Tuesday, July 14.”

He stated that following consultations with the deceased’s family and associates in London, it was agreed that Buhari’s remains would arrive in Katsina by noon on Tuesday, with the burial to be held in his hometown, Daura, at about 2 p.m.

“On behalf of myself, the people and government of Katsina State, we condole with the family, the people of Nigeria, and especially His Excellency, the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, over the demise of his predecessor. May Almighty Allah give us the fortitude to bear the loss,” he noted.