President Muhammadu Buhari will depart for London, UK, later today, Wednesday 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, 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, the presidency said in a statement.
Buhari is billed to participate in the summit which will deliberate on the future of the Commonwealth and 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 and National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj.-Gen Babagana Monguno (Rtd).
Also on the entourage is the Director General, National Intelligence Agency, (NIA), Ambassador Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, Chairperson/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa and other senior government officials, the statement said.
