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President Bola Tinubu met privately with His Majesty King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London, the United Kingdom on Wednesday, reinforcing the longstanding and valued partnership between Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
A release issued on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated that the most recent meeting, arranged at the request of the King, will mark the first encounter between the two leaders since their previous meeting in Dubai at the COP 28 Climate Summit in November of last year.
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Both leaders discussed global and regional matters of shared priority, focusing on the urgent and complex challenge of climate change.
President Tinubu and His Majesty also discussed potential areas for working together in preparation for the upcoming COP 29 Summit in Azerbaijan and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa.
President Tinubu reiterated Nigeria’s firm commitment to addressing climate change in a manner that aligns with the country’s energy security objectives whilst affirming Nigeria’s readiness to adopt global strategies for sustainability.
During their dialogue, the two leaders shared ideas for innovative approaches to climate financing and funding, expressing mutual interest in strengthening partnerships by harnessing Nigeria’s leadership position in Africa and the Commonwealth.
In another nrews, Chike Obidigbo, the President of Osisioma Foundation, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to grant the unconditional release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), as a starting point for national rejuvenation.
Obidigbo pointed out that keeping the IPOB leader in prison is not beneficial, emphasizing that his imprisonment is having a detrimental effect on the economy of the South East and the socio-political stability of Nigeria.
He advised President Tinubu to retract his promise to continue in the footsteps of former President Muhammadu Buhari, noting that Buhari’s tactics were not beneficial to the socio-economic survival of Nigeria.
