The special Federal Executive Council session on Tuesday in honour of former President Muhammadu Buhari has been postponed in view of the state funeral in his hometown, Daura, on the same day.
In addition, the Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 15, a public holiday in honour of the departed Nigerian leader.
The office of the Secretary to the Federal Government will announce a new date after the funeral proceedings.
President Tinubu called for the special FEC session to honour his predecessor for his significant contributions to our country.
The remains of the former Nigerian leader will arrive from London tomorrow by noon, after which he will be committed to Mother Earth in accordance with Islamic rites in his home town.
President Buhari died on Sunday in a London Clinic after a prolonged illness.
While President Tinubu has declared a national mourning with flags at half-staff for seven days, he also directed Vice President Kashim Shettima and Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila to join the Buhari family in London, condole with the family and bring the former President’s remains back home.
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.
