Archbishop of Canterbury visits President Buhari in London (Photos)

President Muhammadu Buhari has received the iconic Archbishop of Canterbury Most Reverend Justin Welby at the Abuja House in London on Thursday, March 9.

Buhari shaking hands with the iconic Christian leader

The President himself confirmed the meeting in a post on his social media pages on Thursday afternoon just after the meeting.

He wrote: "Very pleased to welcome my friend the Most Revd and Rt Hon Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, to Abuja House this afternoon."

Both men pose for a picture at the Abuja House in London where President Muhammadu Buhari is staying

Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England. He is also the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury.

The visit comes just hours after the president called Nigeria to commiserate with former Ekiti state governor Niyi Adebayo on the death of his father.

The last publicized visit President Buhari got was from his daughter Hadiza. Before then, some political chieftains from the ruling All Progressives Congress also visited him.