10th May, 2023
President Muhammadu Buhari will be in London, United Kingdom, for an additional week, on the order of his Dentist, who has started attending to him.
The Specialist requires to see the President in another five days for a procedure already commenced, his special adviser on media, Femi Adesina said on Tuesday night.
President Buhari had joined other world leaders to attend the coronation of King Charles lll on May 6, 2023.
All the aides who accompanied him to UK returned home on Tuesday.
While still in the UK, President Buhari, by proxy declared open the Commonwealth Youth and Students Summit in Abuja on Tuesday
Buhari said young people around the world have proven that they have the capability to drive the change process, contributing positively to the socio-economic development of their communities.
He said his administration has heavily invested on youth development, creating formidable platforms through which youths can hone their leadership skills.
President Buhari, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, pledged that Nigeria as a member of the Commonwealth would continuously create an enabling environment for young people to blossom and reach their potential.
‘‘I am very optimistic that with the breed of young people gathered here, actionable policy-decisions that will further enhance development and productivity of the youth will be reached for the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth to implement to further better the lots of young people of the Commonwealth,’’ he said.
On initiatives to support the empowerment of young people, as the theme of the Summit is “Co-creating our common future leadership in the digital age in Africa,” the President said:
‘‘The digital Revolution is clearly upon us with the young ones leading the way in ICT, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce and the likes. Investments building a digital economy must proceed along with investment in the ideas, skills and enterprise of Our Youth.