•Tinubu and late Buhari
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently presiding over a special session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) convened in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The solemn session, underway at the Council Chambers of the State House, has drawn an expanded audience, including top leaders of the National Assembly.
Among those in attendance are Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu.
President Tinubu arrived at the venue at about 5:27 p.m., where the majority of cabinet members and dignitaries were already seated.
The session commenced with the national anthem, after which the President delivered moving remarks in tribute to his predecessor.
“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.
He added 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.”
Former President Buhari, who led Nigeria from 2015 to 2023, passed away on Sunday, July 13, in London following a prolonged illness.
He was laid to rest on Tuesday in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State, in accordance with Islamic rites.
The special FEC session is part of a series of official activities to honour the legacy of the late statesman.
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