U.S, FRANCE CONGRATULATE TINUBU, SUE FOR PEACE
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After being proclaimed the victor of the presidential election held on Saturday, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has started receiving congratulations from all over the world.
Along with other nations, the United States of America and France congratulated Nigeria and the former governor of Lagos State for the victory.
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, presented Tinubu with the Certificate of Return in Abuja on Wednesday, after defeating rival candidates Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, who received 6.9 million and 6.1 million votes, respectively, at the polls with 8.8 million votes.
The United States, through its State Department spokesman Ned Price congratulated Nigeria and Tinubu, yesterday.
“The United States congratulates the people of Nigeria, president-elect Tinubu and all the political leaders,” Price said.
“This competitive election represents a new period for Nigerian politics and democracy,” he added.
Price admitted that some Nigerians disagreed with the legitimacy of the results but urged the nation to embrace peace.
“We understand that many Nigerians and some of the parties have expressed frustration about the manner in which the process was conducted,” he said.
“Nigerians are clearly within their rights to have such concerns and should have high expectations for their electoral process,” Price said, urging political leaders to register their concerns through established legal “mechanisms.”
“We call on all parties to refrain from violence or inflammatory rhetoric at this critical time,” Price added.
Also, President Emmanuel Macron of France congratulated the former Lagos state governor on his victory at the polls.
Tinubu made this known while fielding questions from journalists after the presentation of his Certificate of Return.
He said he has received many congratulatory messages within and outside Nigeria, mentioning French President as one of them.
”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,” Tinubu said.
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