President Bola Ahmed Tinubu earlier today, presided over a special session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) convened in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari who was laid to rest on Tuesday, July 15.
Top National Assembly leaders are among the enlarged audience for the solemn session, which is currently taking place in the State House’s Council Chambers.
Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu are among those present.
At around 5:27 p.m., President Tinubu arrived at the location, where most dignitaries and cabinet officials had already taken their seats, according to reports.
“President Muhammadu Buhari was respectful without pretence to his peers. He was kind to those who served under him. Even in death, he maintained the serenity that defined him in life,” President Tinubu said.
Adding that Buhari’s patriotism “was lived more in action than in words,” describing him as “a good man, an honourable man, and a decent man.”
Recall that Former President Buhari, who led Nigeria from 2015 to 2023, passed away on Sunday, July 13, in London following a prolonged illness.
The gathering on Thursday, the first of its like since Tinubu assumed office in 2023, followed a fidau (third-day prayer) observance in the late leader’s hometown and state funeral ceremonies for Buhari in Daura earlier in the week.
Tinubu had previously planned to host the cabinet tribute on Tuesday, but postponed it to allow himself and other top political figures to attend the burial.
