PICTORIAL: VP Shettima Pays Condolence Visit To Buhari’s Family, Mamman Daura In UK

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday paid a condolence visit to the family of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari in London, following his arrival in the United Kingdom.

Shettima, who led a presidential delegation dispatched by President Bola Tinubu to the UK, met with members of the bereaved family to convey the President’s heartfelt condolences and solidarity in this moment of national mourning.

Also, forming part of the Vice President’s visit was a stop at the London hospital where Buhari’s nephew and close confidant, Malam Mamman Daura was recuperating.

VP Shettima visited Daura to extend prayers and well wishes on behalf of the Nigerian government.

The visits come as formalities for the repatriation of President Buhari’s remains to Nigeria were being concluded.

The Vice President was expected to oversee the dignified return of Nigeria’s late leader’s body, in line with President Tinubu’s directive for full state honours.

Shettima was accompanied by a high-powered delegation including the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar; and Deputy Chief of Staff to the President (Office of the Vice President), Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia.

President Tinubu had, shortly after announcing Buhari’s death on Sunday, instructed Vice President Shettima to personally lead the federal government delegation to the United Kingdom to coordinate the repatriation process and represent the Nigerian state in mourning.

The late President Buhari, who died in a London hospital after a protracted illness, served Nigeria as Head of State from 1984 to 1985 and later as a democratically elected President from 2015 to 2023.

His passing has drawn a wave of tributes across the country and globally, with many describing him as a symbol of discipline, patriotism, and incorruptibility.