PRESIDENT TINUBU CONSTITUTES COMMITTEE FOR STATE BURIAL OF FORMER PRESIDENT BUHARI

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the constitution of an Inter-Ministerial Committee for the State Funeral of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The Committee, chaired by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, is tasked with planning and coordinating a befitting state burial for the late elder statesman.

In a statement signed by Director, Information and Public Relations, Segun Imohiosen, it was revealed that the Committee comprises representatives from various government agencies and ministries. “The Committee, which is chaired by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, CON, is tasked with the responsibility of planning and coordinating a befitting state burial for the late elder statesman,” Imohiosen said. Imohiosen noted that the Committee members include the Honourable Ministers of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Defence, Information and National Orientation, Works, Interior, FCT, Housing and Urban Development, and Art, Culture and Creative Economy, among others.

The Office of the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office (GSO), will serve as the Secretariat to the Committee. 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 Elder Statesman. Imohiosen added that 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.