President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the constitution of an Inter-Ministerial Committee for the state funeral of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The committee, chaired by Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, is tasked with the responsibility of planning and coordinating a befitting state burial for the late elder statesman.
Members of the committee are the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Minister of Defence, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Minister of Works, Minister of Interior, Minister of FCT, Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare and the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy.
Others include the National Security Adviser, Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political and Other Matters, Inspector General of Police, Director-General of State Security Service (DSS) and the Chief of Defence Staff.
The Office of the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office (GSO), will serve as the secretariat to the Committee.
President Tinubu also directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to open condolence registers at the entrance of their respective offices for the public to pay their respects to the late president.
The president also directed that a central condolence register for the diplomatic community and the general public should be opened at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja.