Nigeria, July 17 -- Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that he and other senators were unable to attend the burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari due to a lack of parking space at the Katsina Airport.

Mr Buhari died on Sunday at a London Clinic after a prolonged illness. The former president, who has served the country both as a military officer and as an elected president, died at the age of 82.

He was buried on Tuesday in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State.

In honour of the former president, the federal government had declared Tuesday a public holiday and ordered that flags be flown at half-mast for a week.

The burial attracted friends and political associates, including President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim S...