By Aisha Maikudi Abdulkadir
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, Former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sherrif, Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, Former Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, Former Governor of Zamfara state, Abdul’aziz Yari, Former Minister of Information and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruk, sons of late Alhaji Aminu Dantata, among other top dignitaries were in Daura to witness the burial of late President, Muhammad Buhari.
As the body of the late President is being airborne to Nigeria from London, dignitaries have continued to troop into the residence.
Governors from across the country who were also present, included the Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, and his Lagos State counterpart, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who arrived alongside billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote.
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger, Ali Lamine Zeine, was also received in Katsina by Governor Dikko Umaru Radda. He joins a growing list of West African leaders expected to pay their final respects to the late Nigerian leader.
Former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, who served during Buhari’s two-term presidency, also arrived in Katsina to attend the burial.
Also, Nigeria’s former Vice President and presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, made a swift return from an international business engagement to honour the deceased, according to publisher Dele Momodu.
Security has been heightened across Katsina as traditional leaders, senior government officials, and foreign delegations pour in from across Africa for the funeral, which follows Islamic rites.