The Kaduna State Government has declared three days mourning for the late Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris.
The Special Adviser to the Gov. Nasir el-Rufai on Media and Communication, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, announced this in a statement on Monday.
Adekeye said that public offices would open as normal on Sept. 21 and Sept. 22 but “there will be a public holiday on Sept. 23 to honour his memory’’.
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According to him, flags will fly at half-mast during the mourning period.
The Emir died on Sunday at the 44 Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna at the age of 84.
The remains of the monarch have been laid to rest at his palace in Zaria besides some past emirs of the emirate.
Shehu Idris was coronated as the 18th Emir of Zazzau on Feb. 15 1975, and ruled Zazzau Emirate for 45 years, before his death. Until his death he was the Chairman,Kaduna State Council of Chiefs.
