President Muhammadu Buhari said he has no home outside Nigeria.
Buhari stated this when he received British Ambassador Richard Hugh Montgomery and his Sri Lankan counterpart Velupillai Kananathan at the Presidential Palace in Abuja on Thursday.
The president said he disclosed this to the King of England, King Charles III, in a meeting after he asked him if he had a home in England.
“In one of the meetings I had with King Charles III, he asked me an interesting question about whether I have a home in England, and I replied that I do not have a home outside Nigeria,” said President Buhari.
Buhari told the British diplomat that a good understanding of cultural differences and respect for institutions paved the way for most of the achievements of the UK, saying that previous diplomats had built relationships with the King. Muslims, the Emir of Kano, the Shehu of Borno, the Emir of Ilorin and the old North Gate.
Buhari also instructed Montgomery to continue to maintain good diplomatic policies, like those of his predecessors, by respecting traditional institutions in Nigeria.
The president noted that the relationship between the UK and Sri Lanka will be further improved with consideration of the local culture and traditional kings and kingdoms.
On his part, Montgomery said that the UK has always respected Nigeria and its cultural institutions, as he expressed his best wishes to King Charles III, as Nigeria prepares to hand over power to a new government on May 29. , 2023.
Also speaking, the ambassador of Sri Lanka told President Buhari that the country will continue to support the Nigerian army with strategies to prevent terrorist activities.