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Dear President @MBuhari, I hope this meets you well. I don’t know if you remember me. My name is Simon. @simonkolawole. Never mind. We will come to that later. Let us briefly journey into history for proper context into why I have chosen to openly write you this morning. 
In February 2001, I finally met you. I had been appointed the editor of TheWeek, I was looking for a great interview. You came to mind, I met you at your house in Jabi, Kaduna, and we had a very good interview. Remember me now? You said something that reinforced my belief in you.
You said what #Nigeria lacked was leadership. You promised to provide that leadership. I became a self-appointed volunteer and started fighting your cause in the media. You were not the darling of the so-called Lagos-Ibadan press, but I never make my decisions based on the crowd.
At opening of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at Buckingham Palace, Prince Charles says he hopes summit will lead to “renewed relevance.” An acknowledgement of the media here this week, wondering out loud how relevant the Commonwealth really is nowadays. #CHOGM2018
British PM Theresa May thanks the Queen: “over many years you have been the Commonwealth's most steadfast and fervent champion,” to loud, sustained applause from government leaders. This is expected to be the last Commonwealth summit attended by the Queen. #CHOGM2018
Opening the Commonwealth summit at Buckingham Palace, the Queen gently campaigns for her son Charles to become the next head of the Commonwealth after her -- a role that is not hereditary.
"The Prince of Wales should carry on the important work started by my father."
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"The Prince of Wales should carry on the important work started by my father."
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