By Abdullahi Muhammed
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the State Funeral for former President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe on Saturday, September 14, 2019.
The vice president would join other African leaders and Heads of State expected to hold at the National Stadium in Harare.
Heads of State expected to attend the funeral include President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya.
Mugabe, who was Zimbabwean Prime Minister and later President for 37 years altogether, up until 2017, died last week at the age of 95 in a Singaporean Hospital.
The vice president would be accompanied on the trip by senior government officials.