2023: After Return from UK Medical Trip, Buhari Meets Tinubu, APC's Adamu

2023: After Return from UK Medical Trip, Buhari Meets Tinubu, APC's Adamu

  • After close to two weeks in the United Kingdom for a medical checkup, President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria on Sunday, November 13
  • The president also convened a crucial meeting attended by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Abdullahi Adamu
  • The meeting, according to a former presidential media aide, Bashir Ahmad, is in preparation for the APC's presidential campaign

Abuja - Hours after his return from the United Kingdom (UK) where he has been to receive a medical checkup, President Muhammadu Buhari met with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Buhari, Tinubu, Adamu
The meeting is in preparation for the APC presidential campaign (Photo: @BashirAhmad)
Source: Twitter

The meeting held in Aso Rock on Sunday, November 13, was also attended by the APC's national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu.

According to a former presidential media aide, Bashir Ahmad, the meeting is in preparation for the flag-off of the ruling party's presidential campaign kick-off.

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Ahmad noted in a tweet on Sunday:

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"President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with our presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and the chairman of the great party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, ahead of the formal presidential campaign flag-off later in the week."

Buhari responds as King Charles III of England asks if he has house in UK

President Muhammadu Buhari spoke about what transpired when he met with His Royal Majesty, King Charles III, in Buckingham Palace, United Kingdom (UK), on Wednesday, November 9.

The president said he met with the British monarch to foster Nigeria’s bilateral relationship with the United Kingdom.

In an interview after meeting the monarch, President Buhari said King Charles III asked him whether he had a house in the UK or not.

The president said:

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“He (King Charles III) asked me whether I have a house here (in the UK), I said no. I live in Nigeria alone, the only house I have are those I have before I got into government and I am not very much interested in having houses all over the place. I feel much freer when I have nothing."

Business relationship between Nigeria, UK needs to be nurtured, says Buhari

Speaking further on the purpose of his visit to King Charles III, President Buhari said Nigeria is a large market, and it is only wise for the business relationship between the two countries to be nurtured.

Source: Legit.ng

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