Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday, led a roll call of dignitaries for the third day Fidda’u prayer for the late former President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State.
The delegation also included Governors Dikko Radda of Katsina State and Babagana Zulum of Borno State.
Others are former governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, the Director General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa, Emir of Daura, HRH Faruk Umar Faruk, former Army Chief of Staff, Yusuf Tukur Buratai, former Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, former Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Aliyu Isah Pantami, Senator Abdul Aziz Yar’adua, former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, former NIA Director General, Ahmad Rufa’i, and the Deputy Governor of Katsina State, Faruk Jobe.
As earlier reported by Naijaonpoint, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-governor of Anambra State and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Peter Obi, and former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, were also in attendance.
The Fidda’u prayer, otherwise called “Fidyah”, is a prayer and charitable act performed by Muslims on behalf of the deceased, typically on the 3rd, 8th, 40th, 100th day or any other chosen days or even annually after a person’s passing.
It would be recalled that Buhari died on Sunday, 13th July and was buried on Tuesday, 15th July, after his body was transported from London, United Kingdom, to his home town of Daura in Katsina State.
Religious and traditional Leaders, among others, are already seated and ready to lead in the prayer at the event, which will also feature recitation of the Holy Qur’an, prayers, and charitable acts to be performed on behalf of the deceased.