Delta North Senator Ned Nwoko has explained why certain senators were unable to attend former President Muhammadu Buhari’s funeral.
Buhari was buried on Tuesday at his home in Daura, Katsina state, after passing away on Sunday at a London facility after a protracted illness.
Nwoko said in an X post on Thursday that the senators had to return to Abuja following many unsuccessful landing attempts at Katsina’s Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport.
The lawmaker wrote: “On Tuesday, efforts to attend the burial rites of our late former president, Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, were thwarted due to severe air traffic and the unavailability of parking space at the Katsina airport.
“After several failed landing attempts, we had no choice but to return to Abuja.
“Yesterday, I was in Daura in the company of the president of the senate, his excellency senator Godswill Akpabio, and other distinguished colleagues to pay a condolence visit to the family of our departed leader.
“We offered prayers for the peaceful repose of his soul and sought Almighty Allah’s mercy and forgiveness on his behalf. May he be granted Aljannah Firdaus.
“We proceeded to the palace of the emir of Daura, his royal highness Alhaji Faruk Umar Faruk, where we extended our condolences to the Daura Emirate and its people, who have lost a symbol of pride and honour — a man whose life was devoted to service, simplicity, and discipline.
“Our final stop was with the Governor of Katsina State, His Excellency Dikko Umar Radda. Through him, we conveyed our sympathy to the government and people of the state over this monumental loss.
“President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR was a statesman of rare integrity. His contributions to Nigeria’s political and moral landscape will remain indelible.”
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