President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has explained why he and some lawmakers were absent at the burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina State.
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In a statement posted on his official Facebook handle, Akpabio disclosed that the aircraft conveying his delegation was unable to land in Katsina due to traffic congestion and lack of parking space at the airport.
“Yesterday, after several attempts by the pilot to land our aircraft in Katsina State, due to traffic and lack of parking space in the airport, we had to return to Abuja. As such, we couldn’t attend the burial ceremony of our late former President,” Akpabio wrote.
Despite the setback, the Senate President said he led a delegation of senators to pay a condolence visit to the family of the late President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR.
“We offered prayers for the repose of the soul of our late President and for Allah to give the wife, children, the larger Buhari family, friends, and associates the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss,” he stated.
The delegation also visited the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Faruk Umar Faruk, to condole with the Daura Emirate, and later met with the Governor of Katsina State, His Excellency Dikko Umar Radda, to sympathize with the people of the state.
Former President Muhammadu Buhari, who ruled Nigeria from 2015 to 2023, died recently after a brief illness. His burial in his hometown of Daura attracted dignitaries from across Nigeria and beyond.
