Buhari Orders Flags To Fly At Half-mast For Shonekan

Following the loss of life of Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan, a former Head of the Interim Authorities, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the nationwide flag be flown at half-mast.

On Tuesday evening, Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Authorities of the Federation (SGF), communicated the President’s instruction.

Buhari issued the order, which will likely be in impact from Wednesday, January twelfth, to Friday, January 14th, as a mark of respect for the previous President, who died on Tuesday, January eleventh, 2022, on the age of 85.

On August 26, 1993, Shonekan took over from Babangida, however his authorities was overthrown on November 17, 1993, by the late Common Sani Abacha.

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In the meantime, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that its presidential ticket for 2023 wouldn’t be handed over on a silver platter to any candidate.

Yekini Nabena, the get together’s Deputy Nationwide Publicity Secretary, mentioned this in response to Bola Tinubu, the get together’s Nationwide Chief, publicly declaring his intention to run for President in 2023. Tinubu paid a go to to President Buhari on the statehouse on Monday, January 10, to advise him of his want to run for President in 2023.

In response to Tinubu’s declaration, Nabena mentioned:

 “The APC is not going to give any of its members’ presidential ticket on a platter of gold. There are procedures so he (Tinubu) ought to proceed consulting.

The APC just isn’t a come-and-take get together. He ought to seek the advice of even these contesting with him.

So consultations ought to proceed and whoever emerges on the primaries would be the get together’s presidential candidate for 2023”

Supply; PressInformant