{"id":120646,"date":"2025-07-15T03:46:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T02:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=120646"},"modified":"2025-07-15T03:46:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T02:46:24","slug":"akume-to-head-buharis-inter-ministerial-burial-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/akume-to-head-buharis-inter-ministerial-burial-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Akume to head Buhari\u2019s inter-ministerial burial Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Myke Agunwa, Abuja<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, to head an Inter-Ministerial Committee that will organize a state funeral for former President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The committee is tasked with the responsibility of planning and coordinating a befitting state burial for the immediate past president, who passed on Sunday at a private clinic in London after a protracted illness at the age of 83.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While confirming the establishment of the committee, in a statement on Monday, The Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the SGF, Segun Imohiosen, reported that other members of the committee are the Ministers of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy; Budget and Economic Planning; Defence; Information and National Orientation; Works; Interior; FCT; Housing and Urban Development; Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare; as well as the Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Others are the National Security Adviser; Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination; Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political and Other Matters; Inspector-General of Police; Director-General of State Services; and the Chief of Defence Staff.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Office of the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office (GSO), will serve as the Secretariat to the committee.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIn honour of the late President Muhammadu Buhari, President Tinubu has also directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies MDAs to open condolence registers at the entrance of their respective offices for the public to pay their respects to the late Elder Statesman.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAdditionally, a central condolence register for the diplomatic community and the general public will be opened at the 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