Messages of congratulations and goodwill has continue to pour into Nigeria since the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC declared Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Timubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential election.
Bola Tinubu contested the presidency under the All Progressives Congress, APC and polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP who had 6,984,520 votes, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) who secured 6,101,533 votes.
World leaders have been sending congratulatory messages to the president-elect and indeed Nigerians for successful conduct of the election.
The first to congratulate Tinubu and Nigerians was President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria. Others were Rishi Sunak (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom), United States Government, Mohamed Bazoum (President of Niger Republic), Thomas Boni Yayi (Former President Of the Republic of Benin)and Volodymyr Zelensky (Ukrainian President)
Others were Adama Barrow (President of the Republic of The Gambia), Kingdom of the Netherlands, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Saudi Arabia King), Nana Akufo-Addo (Ghanaian President)
Responding to the messages the president-elect appreciated the congratulatory messages from friends and well-wishers across the country and abroad.
In a statement released via his social media pages on Sunday, Tinubu also commended Nigerians and the entire world for their messages of support, goodwill, and solidarity.
He also expressed his deepest admiration for the new mandate to be the next President for the next four years and to lead the country to greatness.
The president-elect also appreciated African leaders, Commonwealth Heads, and other leaders from parts of the world who welcomed his election with heartwarming messages.
Tinubu, therefore, extended his arm of friendship to those who offered to partner with his administration, saying that it is a good time to believe in the Nigerian dream
