As part of the culture, the United Kingdom, UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his victory at the 2023 presidential election.
Mr Sunak sent his felicitations in a tweet on Wednesday night noting that he looks forward to working with Tinubu and establishing a stronger bilateral relationship.
“The UK-Nigeria relationship remains strong. Congratulations to @officialABAT on his victory in Nigeria,” Mr Sunak said.
“I look forward to working together to grow our security and trade ties, opening up opportunities for businesses and creating prosperity in both our countries,” The UK prime minister added.
Recall that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, had in the early hours of Wednesday, March 1, declared Tinubu the winner of the just concluded presidential election which held last Saturday.
The Peoples Democratic Party’s Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s Peter Obi came second and third respectively in a contest that saw both of them win in 12 states each, just like the President-elect, Tinubu.
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