By YANJU UWALA
The remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday morning, departed London, United Kingdom for Daura, Kastina State, ahead of a full state burial.
Reports gathered indicated that the remains of the late former president were being conveyed on a Nigerian Air Force craft.
Vice President Kashim Shettima who is leading a high-level Federal Government delegation to finalise documentation and logistical arrangements for the repatriation of the ex-president’s remains, as directed by President Bola Tinubu is said to be Coordinating all logistical arrangements in the UK.
It would be recalled that the federal government had on Monday said Tinubu will be on ground to receive the former President’s remains in Katsina ahead of his final interment in Daura, Katsina State.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja.
According to Idris, the remains of the former president, who died on Sunday in a London hospital, is expected to arrive in Nigeria by noon on Tuesday.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, will personally receive the remains of the former President in Katsina.
“Upon arrival in Katsina, a brief military ceremony will be held at the airport before the body is moved to Daura.
“The Jana’iza (funeral prayer) will take place thereafter, followed by interment at the late President’s residence,” Idris said.
The minister added that as part of national mourning and in accordance with the established protocols accorded to late Heads of State , Tinubu has directed that condolence registers be opened across all Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies, as well as at Nigerian embassies and missions abroad.
“The condolences coming in from Heads of State and Governments across the globe are a testament to the global stature and legacy of President Muhammadu Buhari,” he said.
