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Buhari off to UK today ahead of King Charles’ coronation ceremony

The President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Wednesday for London, United Kingdom, to participate in the Coronation ceremony of King Charles III, and his Queen Consort, Camilla, on Saturday, May 6.

A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, also informed that President Buhari would also be attending a Commonwealth Summit, scheduled to hold on Friday, May 5, by the Commonwealth Secretariat in London.

The President, who will be accompanied by a number of senior government officials, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, and his Information and Culture counterpart, Lai Mohammed, is expected to leave in the afternoon, probably after the week’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.

“President Muhammadu Buhari will depart for London, United Kingdom later today, Wednesday, May 3 to join other world leaders invited to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort of the United Kingdom respectively.

“The coronation will take place on Saturday, May 6.

“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.

“President Buhari is billed to participate in the Summit, which will deliberate on the Future of the Commonwealth and the Role of the Youth.

“The President will be accompanied by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj.-Gen Babagana Monguno (Rtd), the Director General, National Intelligence Agency, (NIA), Ambassador Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, the Chairperson/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa and other senior government officials,,” the statement said.

The Nation

Raufu Musliyu

Raufu Musliyu is the Editor-in-Chief of News Flash Media Service. He is a PhD Student of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin in the field of Mass Communication. Musliyu holds Masters of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Mass Communication majoring in Public Relations/Advertising. He also holds Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mass Communication. The Editor-in-Chief also bagged Post-Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Public Relations. He is an Associate of Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON). Musliyu is the Head of Corporate of Affairs & Administration of Abdulrauf Jimoh & Co.

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