Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak has expressed his congratulation to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu on his victory in the just-concluded presidential election.
Sunak conveyed his goodwill message in a tweet on Wednesday where he made it known that he looks forward to working with Tinubu to foster diplomatic relations between both countries.
“Congratulations to Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory in Nigeria.
“The UK-Nigeria relationship remains strong. 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,” Sunak tweeted.
Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor, was announced the winner of Nigeria’s presidential election Wednesday morning.
The Nigeria president-elect was the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election where he triumphed over his major opponents Atiku Abubakar of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party’s Peter Obi and candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).
Tinubu amassed 8,794,726 votes and was followed by Atiku who got 6,984,520 votes, Obi polled 6,101,533 votes and Kwankwaso with 1,496,687 votes, according to election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Buhari urged Obi, Atiku and other contenders aggrieved by the election result and the conduct by INEC to seek redress in court.
A total of 18 presidential candidates contested the election held across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on Saturday
