Kogi PDP announces 40-day mourning period for former governor Ibrahim Idris

The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has announced a 40-day mourning period for former governor Ibrahim Idris. The party also said it would fly its flags at half-mast in honour of the former governor. It has constituted an 11-member committee to oversee arrangements connected with his burial.

The announcement sets out the party’s immediate response to Idris’s death, with the mourning period and burial committee providing the framework for its activities. The supplied report does not give details of the committee’s membership, its terms of reference or the timetable for the funeral. Idris is identified in the report as a former governor of Kogi State.

The party’s decision to mark his death through a prolonged mourning period and the lowering of its flags indicates that it intends to recognise his role in the state’s political history. No statement from the family, the state government or other political groups was included in the supplied material. The report also does not specify the date on which the 40-day period began or whether public events will form part of the mourning programme.

The burial committee will now be responsible for coordinating the party’s role in the funeral arrangements. Further information about the burial date and other ceremonies was not provided by Punch Nigeria, which reported the announcement.