Federal Government Holds Special FEC Meeting in Honour of Buhari
Federal Government Holds Special FEC Meeting in Honour of Buhari
The Federal Government is set to hold an expanded special session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) today, Thursday, in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The session forms part of a series of national mourning activities approved by President Bola Tinubu following Buhari’s passing.
According to a statement issued on Wednesday by Rabiu Ibrahim, Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, the special FEC meeting will take place at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“As part of the special mourning activities approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, an expanded special session of the Federal Executive Council in honour of the late former President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, is scheduled for Thursday at 5:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja,” the statement read.
The Special FEC meeting will be held after the Third Day prayer for the late former President at his residence in Daura, Katsina State, with the Vice President, His Excellency Kashim Shetima, leading a delegation of the Federal Government, comprising cabinet ministers, for the prayers,” Ibrahim stated.
The statement added that the expanded FEC meeting in Abuja would have in attendance key national figures, including the leadership of the National Assembly – both the Senate and the House of Representatives – members of the Judiciary, and representatives of the late President’s family.
The government has also scheduled interfaith prayer sessions in honour of the deceased former President, with a special prayer session scheduled at the National Mosque on Friday, July 18, and a special church service on Sunday, July 20, 2025.
The expanded Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting will be attended by key figures, including the leadership of the National Assembly—comprising the Senate and the House of Representatives—the Judiciary, and members of the late former President’s family.
The statement further noted that a special prayer session will be held on Friday, July 18, at the National Mosque in Abuja, in honour of the late President. Additionally, a special church service is scheduled for Sunday, July 20.
Former President Muhammadu Buhari, who led Nigeria as military Head of State from 1983 to 1985 and later as a democratically elected President from 2015 to 2023, passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at the age of 82, at a hospital in London.
