Vice President Kashim Shettima and the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, have arrived in London, the United Kingdom, to receive the body of the late President, Muhammadu Buhari, who passed on on Sunday.
The vice president and the chief of staff led the Nigerian delegation to London early Monday.
The Nigerian delegation to the United Kingdom was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar; Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum; among others.
President Bola Tinubu had on Sunday directed Shettima and Gbajabiamila to lead the Nigerian delegation to receive the body of his predecessor for burial in Nigeria.
Buhari died in London on Sunday at about 4.30 pm, following a prolonged illness.
Tinubu immediately ordered flags at half-staff as a mark of respect for the departed leader and offered his deep condolences to the family of the late president.
Buhari, who hailed from Katsina State, in Nigeria’s North-West zone was the country’s democratically elected from May 29, 2015 to May 29, 2023.
He also served as military head of state between January 1984 and August 1985.
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