President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the national flag be flown at half-mast in honour of the late former Head of the Interim National Government Ernest Shonekan.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, said this in a statement Tuesday.
It read: “Following the death of the former Head of the Interim Government, Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan, GCFR, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast between Wednesday and Friday as a mark of respect for the former Head of State who died on Tuesday 11th January, 2022 at the age of 85.”