Major General Muhammadu Buhari will join other world leaders today for the coronation of King Charles III. He is also currently in the United Kingdom. King Charles was crowned to the UK throne on September 8, 2022, following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and will be officially crowned King of England today.
Accompanying the President are the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; and the National Security Adviser, Maj-Gen Babagana Monguno (retd.).
The list of attendees also includes Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairperson/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission. Ahmed Abubakar, the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, is also expected to be there. A few other senior government officials are expected to be in attendance as well.
The event will welcome other world leaders such as prime ministers and royal representatives from 14 monarch-led realms. This also includes Canada and Australia. The wife of the US President, Jill Biden, will also be in attendance as the representative of the US.
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