President Tinubu to Receive Buhari’s Body in Katsina on Tuesday

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President Bola Tinubu will personally attend the arrival ceremony for the remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina on Tuesday, the Federal Government has announced.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, confirmed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Monday.

He stated that the late president’s body would be welcomed with a military honor at the airport before being taken to Daura, Buhari’s hometown, for Islamic funeral rites and burial at his residence.

Idris said, “The late President’s remains are expected to arrive in Nigeria by noon. President Tinubu will receive the body at Katsina Airport, after which it will be transported to Daura for the final burial rites.”

He further disclosed that Tinubu has approved a state burial and set up an inter-ministerial committee, led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, to oversee funeral arrangements.

The committee includes ministers of defence, interior, finance, health, and other key officials, with the Permanent Secretary of the General Services Office (GSO) serving as secretariat.

Also, 25 members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) have been directed to attend the funeral and stay in Daura for the third-day prayers on Wednesday, July 16.

In light of the burial, the special FEC meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, July 15, has been rescheduled to Friday, July 18.

Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, confirmed the adjustment, stating that the new date would be finalized after the funeral.

Buhari passed away on Sunday in London following a prolonged illness. Vice President Kashim Shettima and Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila traveled to the UK to oversee the repatriation of his remains.

President Tinubu has declared a seven-day national mourning period, beginning Sunday, July 13, with flags flown at half-mast nationwide.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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