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As part of the Special Mourning Activities approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, an expanded Special Session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in honour of the late former President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, is scheduled to take place tomorrow, Thursday, at 5:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The Special FEC Meeting will be held after the Third Day prayer for the late former President at his residence in Daura, Katsina State, with the Vice President, His Excellency Kashim Shetima, leading a delegation of the Federal Government, comprising Cabinet Ministers, for the prayers.

The Expanded FEC Meeting will be attended by the leadership of the National Assembly – the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Judiciary, and representatives of the family of the late former President.

Furthermore, on Friday, July 18, a Special Prayer Session will be held in honour of the late former President at the National Mosque, Abuja, while on Sunday, July 20, a Special Church Service will be conducted.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY LASTMA 🎉 🎉

EXACTLY 25 Years ago - 15th July 2000

Governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT now the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria GCFR, established the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (@followlastma) to ensure free flow of traffic in the state, enforce traffic rules and create a massive employment generation.

The Current General Manager of LASTMA, Oki Bakare Olalekan @gm_lastma was part of the first set of cadets that graduated on this day.

So Far, the agency started with 1,000 personnel and grown into a 4,105-man strong institution

Ogun, Edo, Delta, Kano, Kwara Abuja, Oyo, Anambra, Osun, Jigawa, Borno, Kaduna including African countries like Liberia, Gambia, Gabon and Tanzania have all come to understudy the workings of LASTMA in managing traffic in Lagos State.

#LASTMAAt25
#GreaterLagosRising

Hmmm,do you know KAROOTA in kano State borrowed from this model and is enjoying revenue generated from that.

Yes correct

Yesterday marked 25 years since the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, was established on July 15, 2000.

I want to congratulate everyone who has ever worn the LASTMA uniform, past and present. Your dedication, courage, and resilience have helped shape the agency into what it is today.

We owe the creation of LASTMA to the foresight of our then-Governor and now President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He understood, even then, that managing traffic in Lagos would require a homegrown solution. And so, LASTMA was created to keep our roads moving, to enforce order and open up new jobs for Lagosians.

It is worth noting that the current General Manager, Mr. Oki Bakare Olalekan, was part of the pioneer set of cadets who graduated 25 years ago. That is a full-circle moment and a testament to the strength of leadership and continuity within the agency.

LASTMA started with just 1,000 officers. Today, the agency has grown to over 4,000. States across Nigeria and even countries across Africa have come to study how we manage traffic here. It is something we should all be proud of.

To those who have led the agency before now, I thank you. To those who have served and paid the price, whether through injury or the ultimate sacrifice, we remember and honour you. Your efforts were not in vain.

As a government, we will continue to stand with LASTMA. You are critical to keeping Lagos moving, and your role will remain a priority as we build a better, safer, and more efficient city.

Thank you for 25 years of service.

For 8 years, I served as President Muhammadu Buhari’s personal photographer. Through those years, he never interfered in my work—not once. He trusted me completely and gave me wings to fly. That kind of leadership and belief is rare. 🕊️🇳🇬

He gave me space to grow. He allowed me, a young Nigerian, to express myself fully—through the lens. He let me tell Nigeria’s story with truth and depth. In doing so, he helped me show what is possible when young people are given a chance.

When he passed, I knew I had to be there. I flew to London to capture his final moments—not just as his photographer, but as someone whose life he had impacted deeply. This was history. This was honor. And I had to document it one last time.

Thank you, President Buhari—for believing in me, for trusting me, and for giving me the platform to serve and grow. You are gone, but not forgotten.
Rest in perfect peace, sir.

airsaylongcome:
It is NOT automatic to use the Presidential flag because he was a former president. It is a respect sort for and granted only by the incumbent as part of a state funeral. It is on that ground that I concede to its use to drape the coffin. That shade of green is completely off, and challenges it use as the Presidential flag

airsaylongcome:
Isn’t the presidential standard for the exclusive use of the President? Is it used by anyone else?

airsaylongcome:
Unbelievable. Completely UNBELIEVABLE! The remains of a Nigerian General and Former head of state draped with the incorrect flag? What the hwll is that “flag” with the Coat of Arms doing there?!?!

trespas:
@Jubrilgawat once schooled us on the correct Nigerian flag. He said there is no symbol on the flag however yesterday at the interment of the late president Buhari I observed a flag with the coat of arms engraved on it which hot to to ask. @Jubrilgawat kindly elucidate.

President Tinubu Receives Remains of Former President Buhari in Katsina Ahead of Final Rites in Daura

July 15, 2025

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received the remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport in Katsina.

President Tinubu arrived at the airport from Abuja at 1:42 p.m. and inspected a guard of honour before the Nigerian Air Force plane conveying the remains of his predecessor landed at exactly 1:51 p.m.

Former President Buhari passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2025, in a London hospital.

Vice President Kashim Shettima, Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajabiamila, President Buhari’s wife Aisha, and other family members accompanied President Buhari’s remains to Nigeria.

President Tinubu, along with Vice President Kashim Shettima, President Umaru Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau, Prime Minister of Niger, Ali Lamine Zeine, former President of Niger, Issoufou Mahamadou, and former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, received the casket of the late president at the foot of the aircraft.

A joint team of military pallbearers comprising nine senior officers laid the casket, draped with the Nigerian flag, on a trolley. The team included Major-General Mohammed Usman, Major-General Oluwafemi Williams, Major-General Shuaibu Nuhu, Rear Admiral Suleiman Dahun, Rear Admiral Jonathan Ajodo, Rear Admiral Samuel Ngatuwa, Air Vice Marshal Adeniyi Herbert Amesinlola, Air Vice Marshal Idi Sanni, and Air Vice Marshal Obinna Obiabaka. Major General Mike Alechenu coordinated the team.

The pallbearers wheeled the former leader’s casket in a slow march, in sync with the hymn “God Be With You Till We Meet Again,” passing through a full military guard of honour comprising six officers and 96 soldiers drawn from the Nigerian Armed Forces.

President Tinubu and others walked behind the casket trolley in a solemn procession. The pallbearers escorted the casket into a waiting military hearse for the one-hour journey to Daura, where funeral prayers and the burial ceremony would take place.

The state funeral featured full military honours, including a 21-gun salute.

Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information & Strategy)
July 15, 2025

bigpicture001:
Sh does the safe keeping not the country...

It should be visible that it is a flag... And even folded in her presence

bigpicture001:
Should the flag be in a pack..?

Naija own go different