President Bola Tinubu has approved the constitution of an inter-ministerial committee to coordinate a befitting state burial for former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Buhari died in London on Sunday, July 13, at 82, following a prolonged illness.
Announcing the decision in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the committee would work in collaboration with the Katsina State Government and the family of the late president to ensure a dignified programme of events.
Twenty-five Federal Executive Council members have been directed to attend the burial and remain in Daura for the third-day prayers on Wednesday.
Tinubu declared a seven-day national mourning period from Sunday, July 13, with flags flying at half-staff nationwide.