The Federal Government, under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the nation’s flags across the country and Nigerian Missions abroad should be flown at half-mast to mourn the passing of the Queen of England, Elizabeth II.
The directive was contained in a statement signed and handed down to newsmen on Friday night by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola.
The minister noted in the statement that the half-mast display of the nation’s flag will run through September 11 and 12, 2022.
Also, Aregbesola noted that the federal government would sign a condolence register on Saturday at the residence of the British High Commissioner in Abuja.
The statement:
“In honour of Queen Elizabeth II, the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, Chairman of the Commonwealth and an eminent global personality; whose passage to eternity was announced yesterday, the Ministry of Interior of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, declares that all flags in Nigeria and our missions abroad be flown at half-mast on Sunday, September 11,
2022 and Monday, September 12, 2022.
“We commiserate with the government and people of the UK and all the affected people of the Commonwealth and the world.”
In a separate statement, the Federal Government also confirmed that the condolence register would be signed tomorrow in Abuja. This was made known by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of Nigeria, Willie Bassey.
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