Shettima, Atiku, Zulum, Obi, El-Rufai, others attend Fidau Prayer for Buhari

By Kunle Sanni –

Vice President Kashim Shettima and other top Nigerian political figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Governors Babagana Zulum and Dikko Radda, former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, and former presidential candidate Peter Obi, gathered in Daura on Wednesday for the Fidau prayer in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.

The delegation, led by Shettima on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive, paid respects at Buhari’s residence a day after his burial.

The third-day Fidau prayer is scheduled to take place on Thursday.

The remains of former President Buhari were laid to rest on Tuesday evening at his private residence in Daura, Katsina State, in accordance with Islamic rites.

The burial took place at 5:50 p.m., with Vice President Shettima among those who helped lower the late leader into the grave.

The former Nigerian leader served as military Head of State from 1983 to 1985, and later as a democratically elected president from 2015 to 2023.

Dignitaries, including serving ministers, governors, military chiefs, and foreign envoys, were present to pay their final respects.

The event drew a large crowd of sympathisers and political associates, reflecting Buhari’s enduring influence in Nigerian politics.