The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the closure of its national secretariat in Abuja in honour of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Buhari died on Sunday in a clinic in London, following a prolonged illness.

In a statement issued on Monday, Felix Morka, national publicity secretary of the party, said the decision was announced by Bukar Dalori, acting national chairman of the APC.

Morka said the secretariat will remain closed from Monday, July 14, and will be reopened on Thursday, July 17.

He urged party members to observe the period as a time for quiet reflection and prayer.

“We urge party faithful to use this period of national mourning for quiet reflection and prayers for the repose of the soul of our departed leader,” he said.

Buhari, who served as Nigeria’s military head of state between 1984 and 1985, was elected civilian president in 2015 and re-elected in 2019.

The national assembly has also suspended legislative activities in honour of Buhari.

Kamoru Ogunlana, clerk of the national assembly, announced the development in a statement issued on Monday.

“I am directed by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives to inform all members of the national assembly and the general public that all legislative activities are hereby suspended immediately until Tuesday, 22 July, 2025,” the statement reads.