President Muhammadu Buhari will depart for London, United Kingdom, on Wednesday to join other world leaders invited to attend King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s coronation.

In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, the president’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, confirmed that the coronation would occur on Saturday.

The statement said that before the coronation, the Commonwealth secretariat would “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.”

According to the statement, Mr Buhari is billed to participate in the summit, which will deliberate on the Commonwealth’s future and youth’s role.

It said the secretary to the government of the federation, Boss Mustapha, foreign minister Geoffrey Onyeama, information minister Lai Mohammed and the national security adviser Babagana Monguno, would accompany the president.

Mr Buhari’s entourage includes the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) director-general, Ahmed Abubakar, the chairwoman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, and other senior government officials.

(NAN)