PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, his counterpart in Guinea-Bissau, Umaru Sissoco Embaló, Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine of Niger, and former President of Niger, Issoufou Mahamadou, were among the long list of eminent personalities who graced the burial of late former President Muhammadu Buhari, in Daura, Katsina, yesterday.
Also present were Vice President Kashim Shettima, former Vice Presidents, Atiku Abubakar, Yemi Osinbajo, governors, former governors, serving and former ministers and industrialists, including Aliko Dangote.
At exactly 5:50 pm yesterday, the remains of the late former president were lowered into Mother Earth, bringing to an end his 82-year sojourn on earth.
Before Buhari’s body was interred, the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Chris Musa, had read the biography of the late Nigerian president and poured encomiums on him and his leadership style.
The military also carried out routine military honours due a former General and president, while clerics performed necessary Islamic rites before the grave was covered in accordance with Islamic traditions applicable in Daura Emirate.