The President of France, Emmanuel Macron has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his emergence as Nigeria’s President-elect in the February 25 election.
Tinubu stated this after presenting his Certificate of Return to President Buhari in his country home, Daura, Katsina State, on Wednesday night, March 1.
Recall that Tinubu had earlier on Wednesday received the Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja before embarking on the trip to Daura alongside his Vice President-elect, Sen. Kashim Shettima.
Tinubu, who was reacting to questions on messages of congratulations he so far received since his declaration by INEC as President-elect, said
”Oh very many, many of that, in fact as far as Europe, the stock market reacted positively well, there was a goodwill message from Macron, the President of France.”
On his mission to Daura, the president-elect said,
”I came to present the certificate of return to him (Buhari) as the party leader and commend his efforts in supporting democracy in Africa.”
Meanwhile, Tinubu has also been congratulated by the United States of America on his victory at the 2023 presidential election.
A statement released by United States Department spokesman, Ned Price, read;
“The United States congratulates the people of Nigeria, president-elect Tinubu and all the political leaders.
“This competitive election represents a new period for Nigerian politics and democracy.”
Price also acknowledged the discontent among some Nigerians over the validity of the results.
“We understand that many Nigerians and some of the parties have expressed frustration about the manner in which the process was conducted.
“Nigerians are clearly within their rights to have such concerns and should have high expectations for their electoral process.
“We call on all parties to refrain from violence or inflammatory rhetoric at this critical time,” Price added.
Also, the president-elect has been congratulated by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Rishi Sunak.
Taking to his Twitter page to wish Tinubu well, Sunak said he looks forward to working with Tinubu to grow the security and trade ties of Nigeria and the U.K.
Recall that the president-elect had earlier assured Nigerians that he will run an inclusive government from across all parts of Nigeria if elected president.
He made the statement on Thursday at the Landmark Event Centre, Owerri during a town hall meeting and dialogue with stakeholders and the business community in the South East region of the country.
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