President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved the constitution of an Inter-Ministerial Committee for the State Funeral of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Committee, which is chaired by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akumenis tasked with the responsibility of planning and coordinating a befitting state burial for the late elder statesman.
Segun Imohiosen, Director, Information and Public Relations in the presidency said on Monday in a statement.
Other members of the Committee are the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Minister of Defence and Minister of Information and National Orientation
Others are the Minister of Works, Minister of Interior, Minister of FCT, Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy and the
National Security Adviser.
Also to serve on the committee are the Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political and Other Matters, Inspector – General of Police,
Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), Chief of Defence Staff while the Office of the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office (GSO), will serve as the Secretariat to the Committee.
In honour of the late President Muhammadu Buhari, President Tinubu has also directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to open condolence registers at the entrance of their respective offices for the public to pay their respects to the late Elder Statesman.
Additionally, a central condolence register for the diplomatic community and the general public will be opened at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja.
Further briefings will follow as the days unfold.
(vitalnewsngr.com)
