Tinubu Sets Up Committee for Buhari’s State Burial

P President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the constitution of an Inter-Ministerial Committee to plan and coordinate the state burial of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR.

The committee is chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, CON. It comprises top government officials and security chiefs, including:

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 the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

Minister of Housing and Urban Development

Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare

Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy

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, Department of State Services (DSS)

Chief of Defence Staff


The Office of the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office (GSO), will serve as the Committee’s Secretariat.

To further honour the late former president, President Tinubu has directed all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to open condolence registers at their main entrances for members of the public to pay their respects.

Additionally, central condolence registers will be opened at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja for the diplomatic community and the general public.

Further updates on the state burial arrangements will be provided in due course.