Members of the Coalition group on Wednesday became the first set of visitors to offer prayers at the grave of late President Muhammadu Buhari, who was buried on Tuesday.
BusinessDay gathered that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) members gathered at the grave site in Daura to offer prayers.
Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in the 2023 election, had on Wednesday paid a condolence visit to the families of late President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina state.
According to a post on the Obidient X handle, Obi arrived in Katsina at about 11 am on Wednesday and met with Governor Dikko Radda, at the government house, Katsina, before proceeding to Daura.
” Obi has just arrived in Daura, the hometown of former President Muhammadu Buhari, to pay a visit to his family and offer his condolences”.
The former Anambra State Governor was conspicuously absent from the burial events on Tuesday, leading to speculations, as to why he was absent.
Obi joined the late President’s family in praying for the repose of the soul of Buhari.
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He however did not say why he was absent at the burial events.
Members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, including former Governor Rotimi Amaechi and Nasir El- Rufai a strong supporter of late Buhari in the All Progressive Congress APC, were fully present at the late President’s burial.
Obi was criticised by Reno Omokri, a Public affairs analyst and Social Media influencer, over his absence at the Tuesday burial ceremony that attracted people from across the world.
According to Omokri who wrote on his X handle, ” When Pope Francis died, Peter Obi, although not invited, entered a plane and travelled 5,600 kilometres to Rome and attempted to gatecrash the funeral until he was saved by President Tinubu.
“But when the immediate past President of his own country died, Obi could not be bothered to travel 500 kilometres to attend his funeral.
“What message is Obi passing to Nigerians, especially Mutanen Arewa?”
