The trio, alongside other prominent figures including ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, were seen offering prayers for the repose of Buhari’s soul.
𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐀𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐮, 𝐄𝐥-𝐑𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐢, 𝐎𝐛𝐢 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚
Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar; a former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai; and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Wednesday joined in offering… pic.twitter.com/X4e9OaTHiI
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𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐀𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐮, 𝐄𝐥-𝐑𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐢, 𝐎𝐛𝐢 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚
Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar; a former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai; and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Wednesday joined in offering prayers for the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State.
The trio, alongside other prominent figures including ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, were seen offering prayers for the repose of Buhari’s soul.
Buhari, a former military Head of State and two-term civilian President, died on Sunday at a clinic in London at the age of 82.
His remains were flown back to Nigeria on Tuesday by Vice President Kashim Shettima and President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. Tinubu, accompanied by a high-powered federal delegation, received the body at Katsina Airport.
The late President was immediately taken to his Daura residence, where he was buried in line with Islamic rites and accorded full military honours, including a 21-gun salute.
Before his final trip to London, Buhari had received Atiku, El-Rufai, and members of the opposition coalition at his Kaduna residence in what would turn out to be one of his last public gatherings.