President Muhammadu Buhari remarked on Saturday, September 10, 2022 that the United Kingdom, under the late Queen Elizabeth, stood with Nigeria during difficult times.
He stated that the United Kingdom backed Nigeria’s unity during the Civil War between 1967 and 1970, and that the Queen visited the country twice before her death.
On Saturday, the President paid a condolence visit to Catriona Laing, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, at her residence in Abuja. Boss Mustapha, the Federation’s Secretary to the Government, represented him.
“We have maintained very tight ties with the monarchy, “Buhari stated. She was a charming and elegant monarch. For the purposes of remembrance, 90% of Nigerians are unaware of any monarch in the United Kingdom other than the Queen. We greet the new king and look forward to a productive working partnership with the United Kingdom.
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“Even during our terrible time during the Biafran war, they stood for the indivisibility of the Nigerian state, supported, and guaranteed that we conquered that challenge.”
We are working together to combat the insurgency so that it does not overwhelm us. They have always been a staunch ally.”
“The head of the commonwealth to whom we belong,” Buhari added. Not only that, but she was the head of state for three years, from 1960 to 1963, and she ceased to be when we became a republic. We’ve always had close ties with the queen. She visited the country twice: once in 1953, when she spent around 20 days touring various places, and again in 2003, during President Olusegun Obasanjo‘s tenure.”
Laing said on Friday that a condolence book would be opened at the High Commission Office in Abuja’s Central Business District from September 12 to 16, and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on September 19.
