The planned special Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting set for Tuesday, the 15th of July 2025, to honour the late Muhammadu Buhari has been postponed.
This change is due to the state burial scheduled for Tuesday in Daura, Katsina State, where Buhari will be laid to rest.
According to a statement issued by presidential aide Bayo Onanuga, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation will communicate a new date after the burial.
President Bola Tinubu had initially called for the session to pay tribute to Buhari’s “invaluable contributions to Nigeria.”
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The former president’s remains are expected to arrive in Nigeria from London by noon on Tuesday, the 15th of July, 2025, and is to be buried the same day, in line with Islamic traditions.
Buhari passed away on Sunday, the 13th of July, 2025, at a hospital in London after battling a long-term illness.
Tinubu has also sent Vice President Kashim Shettima and Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila to London to visit the family and oversee the return of Buhari’s body.