
President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the Umaru Musa Yaradua International Airport in Katsina.
The Nigerian leader arrived around 1:48 pm on Tuesday to attend the state burial for the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Nigerian leader was received by governors, ministers, National Assembly members and other government officials.
Indollh report that the remains of the former President earlier departed London in the United Kingdom for Daura, Katsina State, ahead of a state burial in honour of the late ex-Nigerian leader.
The body of the late president was conveyed on a Nigerian Air Force craft.
Tinubu will receive the remains of the former President in Katsina, ahead of his final interment in Daura, Katsina State.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Monday during a press briefing in Abuja on Monday.
According to Idris, the body of the former president, who died on Sunday in a London hospital, is expected to arrive in Nigeria by 12 noon on Tuesday.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, will personally receive the remains of the former President in Katsina.
The condolences coming in from Heads of State and Governments across the globe are a testament to the global stature and legacy of President Muhammadu Buhari,” he said.
To ensure what he described as a “dignified and well-coordinated programme,” Idris said the President has constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume.
The committee will work in collaboration with the Katsina State Government and the Buhari family.
The minister further announced that 25 members of the Federal Executive Council have been directed to proceed to Katsina for the burial rites and to remain in Daura for the Third-Day prayers scheduled for Wednesday.