Buhari To Attend King Charles III Coronation

The presidency on Wednesday announced that President Muhammadu Buhari will depart for the UK later today to attend the coronation of King Charles III.

According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, Buhari will also take part in a summit for presidents and heads of government of Commonwealth countries in the UK on Friday.

The statement read in part, “Ahead of the coronation, the Commonwealth Secretariat will take advantage of the gathering of leaders in London to host a Commonwealth Summit for Presidents and Heads of Government of Commonwealth countries on Friday, May 5.”

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The presidency said Buhari will be accompanied to the UK by Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation; Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs; Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture; and Babagana Monguno, national security adviser.

Other officials expected to be in the president’s entourage are Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, director-general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA); and Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM).

In September 2022, King Charles III was proclaimed as Britain’s new monarch.

His emergence followed the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, who died at the age of 96.