The Nigerian government has announced the burial arrangements for the late former President, Muhammadu Buhari.

President Bola Tinubu has constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee to oversee the state burial, in collaboration with the Katsina State government and the family of the former president.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this during a press briefing on Monday, adding that the committee is chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume.

Other members include the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning; Minister of Defence; Minister of Information and National Orientation; Minister of Works; Minister of Interior; Minister of the FCT; Minister of Housing and Urban Development; Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare; Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy; National Security Adviser; and the Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination.

Also on the committee are the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political and Other Matters; Inspector-General of Police; Director-General of the Department of State Services; and the Chief of Defence Staff.

He stated that the Office of the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office, will serve as the Secretary to the committee.

The minister further noted that 25 members of the Federal Executive Council have been directed to proceed to Katsina to participate in the full schedule of burial rites and remain for the third-day prayers in Daura on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

“As we prepare to bid farewell to one of Nigeria’s foremost statesmen, the Federal Government urges all Nigerians to join in prayers and reflection for the repose of the soul of our former leader,” he added.

Former Governor of Jigawa State and a founding figure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Sule Lamido, has declared unflinching support for the opposition coalition backed alliance, the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Lamido said the collaboration among opposition forces is driven by a deep concern for Nigeria’s stability, not personal ambitions.

While speaking with journalists in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, Lamido revealed tha the alliance is a timely and necessary response to the growing hardship many Nigerians face under the current administration.

“Any patriotic Nigerian with the common man in his heart must give his contribution to overturn the present administration to save the country—particularly the ordinary people, who are suffering in every sector,” he stated.

Lamido maintained that despite backing the coalition, he has no intention of leaving the PDP.”

“I remain in PDP. It is the party we gave birth to, nurtured, and one that delivered progress to Nigeria and Nigerians. I will not leave it,” Lamido stated.

The elder statesman described his present role in national discourse as one of mentorship and guidance, saying he is more focused on shaping the country’s future than seeking political office.

Lamido’s remarks came at a political gathering held by the PDP in Dutse.

He was alongside Senator Mustapha Khabeeb, who currently represents Jigawa South West at the National Assembly.

The event also featured Alhaji Kabiru Hussaini, the Jigawa State Chairman of the ADC, whom Lamido introduced to PDP members

The Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association, SKCLA, has extended its condolences to the family of the late President Muhammadu Buhari and to the Federal Republic of Nigeria on his demise.

It’s chairman, Apostle Dr Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, in a statement prayed, “May God heal this nation from the traumas of the past and raise leaders who will truly serve all Nigerians with justice, equity, and truth, not favouring one part of the country over another.”

It added, “As a body that speaks onbehalf of a deeply wounded people, we must express the truth without pretense or political correctness. President Buhari’s second term in office stands out in our memory as one of the darkest and toughest eras for the Southern Kaduna people.

“Under his watch, our communities were subjected to unchecked violence, persecution, and marginalization, while the federal government remained either indifferent or complicit through silence.”

The statement said it “remembers with nostalgia his first coming as Nigeria’s military Head of State in 1984–1985”, saying that during that brief period, there was a determined effort to sanitise the Nigerian system, instill national discipline, confront corruption and restore national pride.

The statement explained that the nostalgia of 1984/85 still lives with many of them in spite of the flaws it came with, pointing out that Buhari made them feel that Nigerians can adapt to discipline with the right leadership in place.

It prayed that God will heal the nation from the traumas of the past and raise leaders who will truly serve all Nigerians with justice, equity, and truth, not favouring one part of the country over another.