The Katsina State Government has announced the postponement of the burial of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to Tuesday due to some paperwork delay.
The former President, who died in London on Sunday, was initially scheduled to be buried on Monday.
But Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State, in a briefing with journalists, said there was a change in schedule.
He said that the adjustment to the schedule followed consultations with Buhari’s family and associates in London.
Earlier on Monday, Vice President Kashim Shettima and the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, arrived in London, the United Kingdom, to receive the body of the late president.
The Nigerian delegation to the United Kingdom was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, among others.
Meanwhile, mourners have thronged Buhari’s residence in his Daura hometown in Katsina State, North-West Nigeria.
Buhari’s far and closest neighbours, family members, closest friends and associates were seen in a sorrowful mood.
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