Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president-elect, has congratulated King Charles III of the United Kingdom on his coronation.
The coronation took place on Saturday at London’s Westminster Abbey.
King
Charles III is the first to be inaugurated since 1937, and he is taking
over the reign after the demise of Queen Elizabeth II, his mother in
September 2022.
In a letter, Tinubu said he looked forward to
engaging on different issues in the future with the newly crowned King,
expressing hopes that the bilateral relationship between the UK and
Nigeria would be stronger.
“It is heartwarming that your
accession to the throne is coming after the 70-year reign of your iconic
mother, Queen Elizabeth II, whose death last September left the entire
world in grief, given her eventful reign,” he said.
“Bearing
your unique place in history as the first King to be inaugurated in
Britain since 1937, I trust that you will follow in the glorious
footsteps of your late mother and even surpass her achievements in the
United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
“Particularly remarkable
about you is your love for the environment, importantly your lifelong
crusade for sustainability and biodiversity.
“I hope that you
will continue to push for these initiatives with kind eyes on the
situation and plight of the underprivileged people in Africa and around
the world.
“As the president-elect of the federal republic of
Nigeria, I also hope that during your reign, the excellent bilateral
relationship between Nigeria and Britain will continue and even become
stronger in the interests of our two countries.
“I look
forward to further engagements with you and the opportunity of a meeting
in the near future as both of us had earlier indicated in discussions
with mutual friends and associates.
“Once again, I rejoice
with you on your coronation and pray that God Almighty grant you
strength and wisdom and make your reign successful for the benefit of
not only the people of Great Britain but for the entire world.”
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