Bola Tinubu congratulates King Charles III on coronation, hopes for stronger UK-Nigeria bilateral relationship
Bola Tinubu, who is Nigeria’s president-elect, congratulated King Charles III of the United Kingdom on his coronation. The coronation took place at London’s Westminster Abbey on Saturday.
King Charles III is the first person to be inaugurated since 1937, and he is taking over the reign after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, his mother, in September 2022.
In a letter addressed to the new King, Tinubu expressed hope that the bilateral relationship between the UK and Nigeria would be strengthened and looked forward to engaging on different issues with the newly crowned King in the future.
Tinubu praised the King’s love for the environment, particularly his lifelong crusade for sustainability and biodiversity. He expressed hope that the King would continue to push for these initiatives with kind eyes on the situation and plight of the underprivileged people in Africa and around the world.
Tinubu said he was heartened that the King’s accession to the throne followed the 70-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II, whose death last September left the entire world in grief, given her eventful reign. He expressed the belief that the King would follow in the glorious footsteps of his late mother and even surpass her achievements in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
As the president-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Tinubu also expressed hope that the excellent bilateral relationship between Nigeria and Britain would continue and become even stronger during King Charles III’s reign.
He further expressed his eagerness for further engagements with the King and the opportunity of a meeting in the near future, as both of them had earlier indicated in discussions with mutual friends and associates.
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