A long list of dignitaries from Nigeria and across Africa gathered in Daura, Katsina State, on Tuesday to pay their last respects to former President Muhammadu Buhari, who was buried according to Islamic rites.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led the national delegation, as the funeral ceremony attracted former and current public officials, traditional rulers, private sector leaders, and foreign dignitaries.
Below is a full list of notable dignitaries who attended the solemn occasion:
African Leaders
President Umaro Sissoco Embaló – Guinea-Bissau
Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine – Niger Republic
Former President Issoufou Mahamadou – Niger Republic
Presidency
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Vice President Kashim Shettima
Former Nigerian Leaders
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo – Former Vice President
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar – Former Vice President
National Assembly
Godswill Akpabio – Senate President
Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas – Speaker, House of Representatives
Senator Barau Jibrin – Deputy Senate President
Senator Kawu Sumaila
Senator Abdulaziz Yari
Senator Sani Bello
Former Senator Abu Ibrahim
Former Senator Yariman Bakura
Federal Executive Council Members
Bello Matawalle – Minister of State for Defence
Senator Abubakar Kyari – Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning
Minister of Information and National Orientation
Minister of Housing and Urban Development
Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare
Ibrahim Kabir Masari – Senior Special Assistant to the President
Former Ministers
Dr. Isa Ali Pantami – Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
Abubakar Malami – Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice
Governors Present
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq – Kwara
Bala Mohammed – Bauchi
Mai Mala Buni – Yobe
Abba Kabir Yusuf – Kano
Uba Sani – Kaduna
Abdullahi Sule – Nasarawa
Inuwa Yahaya – Gombe
Umar Namadi – Jigawa
Nasir Idris – Kebbi
Dauda Lawal – Zamfara
Ahmed Aliyu – Sokoto
Babajide Sanwo-Olu – Lagos
Dapo Abiodun – Ogun
Monday Okpebholo – Edo
Hope Uzodimma – Imo
Bassey Edet Otu – Cross River
Former Governors
Ibrahim Shehu Shema – Katsina
Ali Modu Sheriff – Borno
Nasir El-Rufai – Kaduna
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal – Sokoto
Yahaya Bello – Kogi
Traditional Rulers
HRH Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir Usman – Emir of Katsina
HRH Alhaji Faruq Umar Faruq – Emir of Daura
HRH Aminu Ado Bayero – Emir of Kano
Security Chiefs
Gen. Christopher Musa – Chief of Defence Staff
Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede – Chief of Army Staff
Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla – Chief of Naval Staff
Kayode Egbetokun – Inspector General of Police
Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai (rtd) – Former Chief of Defence Staff
Yusuf Magaji Bichi – Former DG, DSS
Katsina State Government Delegation
Governor Dikko Umar Radda
Deputy Governor Faruq Lawal Jobe
Rt. Hon. Nasir Yahaya Daura – Speaker, State House of Assembly
Barr. Abdullahi Garba Faskari – Secretary to the State Government
Members of the State Executive Council
Private Sector Leaders
Alhaji Aliko Dangote – Industrialist
Alhaji Sayyu Dantata – Businessman
Alhaji Dahiru Barau Mangal – Businessman
The Janazah prayer was held at the PMB Helicopter Ground, Daura, where thousands of Nigerians gathered to pay their last respects to a man many regarded as a pillar of discipline, patriotism, and public service.
