The delegation Vice President Kashim Shettima led to the UK to convey the remains of Former President Muhammadu Buhari back to Nigeria has met with the family of the former president.
The former president died at a clinic in London at the age of 83 around 04:30 pm, on Sunday.
Shettima paid a condolence visit to Aisha Buhari, the widow of the late President Muhammadu Buhari, along with her family, in London, United Kingdom, on Monday.
Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Communication, Stanley Nkwocha, revealed this in a statement he signed Monday titled ‘VP Shettima Pays Condolence Visit To Buhari’s Family In London.’
“The condolence visits were conducted while the Vice President awaits the conclusion of procedures and documentation for the repatriation of former President Buhari’s body to Nigeria,” Nkwocha noted.
Vice President Shettima is accompanied by Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Borno State Governor Professor Babagana Zulum; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar; and Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Hadejia.
Meanwhile, the Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has announced a new burial arrangements for the late former President, Muhammadu Buhari.
Garba Shehu, a media aide to the late former President, had earlier announced that the body would arrive in Nigeria for burial on Monday.
But speaking at a press briefing on Monday, Governor Radda stated that after consultations with the late president’s family and close associates in London, it was agreed that the remains of the former leader would arrive in Katsina on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, by noon.
He added that the burial would take place in Daura, Buhari’s hometown, at 2pm on the same day.
Radda expressed his deep condolences to the family of the late president on behalf of himself, the Katsina State Government, and the people of the state, while also extending sympathies to all Nigerians mourning the passing of a national icon.
