The vice president of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima has said that President Bola Tinubu is personally pained by the demise of his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari.
Shettima also described the death of the former presisent as a major loss to Nigeria and Africa as a whole.
Speaking after holding a brief prayer for the repose of the soul of the late presisent at his residence in Daura, Katsina State, Shettima said several individuals and groups from far and near have called to commiserate with Nigeria on Buhari’s passing.
In a statement issued by Stanley Nkwocha, a media aide to the vice president, Shettima was quoted as saying that death is one thing every soul shall test.
Shettima said, “The President was personally pained by the loss. He sent me to London earlier on to go and visit the late President. I was there for two days, and when he answered the call of Allah, the President equally directed me and the Chief of Staff to go and accompany the family and the body of the late President back home.
“And in consultation with President Tinubu, the family of the late President Buhari and the Government of Katsina State, it was unanimously resolved that tomorrow (Thursday), by God’s grace, by noon, we shall all gather here to offer our prayers for the repose of the soul of the late President.
“But the formal ceremony will come to an end tomorrow based on consultation between His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, the family of the late President and the governor of Katsina state,” Shettima said.
