Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), says the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari came as a shock to her.
Buhari died in a hospital in the United Kingdom on Sunday.
In a post on her verified X handle on Sunday, Okonjo-Iweala said she had sent him a get well message shortly before learning of his passing.
She expressed deep sadness over the former president’s death, saying she had no idea his condition was that critical.
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“Unbelievable! I did not know just how ill HE President Buhari was and minutes after sending my get well wishes, I have just learned that he passed away,” she wrote.
The former finance minister described the news as devastating and offered condolences to the late president’s family, close aides, and associates.
“I am so very sad. May the soul of HE @MBuhari rest in perfect peace. My deepest condolences to the entire Buhari family and his close aides and associates,” she added.
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President Bola Tinubu has since ordered national flags to fly at half-mast for seven days and summoned an emergency federal executive council (FEC) meeting in his honour.
