President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the Nigerian Green-White-Green flag be lowered to half mast upon all public buildings and at all Nigerian Embassies, as a mark of respect for the late Queen Elizabeth II of England.
The monarch passed away peacefully at Balmoral on Thursday, according to the Royal Family.
Announcing the Federal Government’s decision, the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, said pursuant to the President’s order and as a mark of respect, Nigerian flags be flown at half-staff at all local and state buildings.
The statement reads, “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 on Thursday, September 8, 2022, the Ministry of Interior, on behalf 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 and Monday, September 12…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
