His death marks the end of a 35-year reign and ushers Norway into a new royal era, with his son, Crown Prince Haakon, automatically succeeding him as King Haakon VIII.
The group’s position followed reports that the party’s state Chairman, Aliyu Bello, was planning to organise a protest against Al-Makura over alleged attempts to encourage members of the ruling party to defect to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).