The king, his wife and members of his family and council received the Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, who are on a state visit to the United Kingdom at the Windsor Castle on Thursday.
On Wednesday, King Charles III of the United Kingdom referenced several proverbs from the Igbo, Hausa, and Yoruba cultures.
He also talked about Nigerian Jollof rice, as he discussed how the West African country has transformed.
The king, his wife and members of his family and council received the Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, who are on a state visit to the United Kingdom at the Windsor Castle on Thursday.
He noted that Nigeria is transforming at a remarkable pace, adding, “Nigeria hasn’t merely changed. It has arrived.”
He noted that the United Kingdom is blessed with many people of Nigerian heritage, who have chosen Britain as their home and are excelling at the highest levels of business, technology, academia, law science, sport, literature, arts and public service.
“Only last week, I was delighted to host a rather lively group of them for a ‘Jollof and Tea’ Party, at St. James’s Palace. I was firmly assured that the jollof was only the best: Nigerian, of course… or perhaps Ghanaian or Senegalese. Diplomatically I cannot remember!” He said.
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