Following the outcome of the polls results that produce the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate as the President of France, Emmanuel Macron has congratulated the Nigeria’s President-elect, Sen. Ahmed Bola Tinubu, on his victory on the February 25th election.
This was confirmed by the president elect, Tinubu during interactions from newsmen after receiving his Certificate of Return from INEC which he presented to President Muhammadu Buhari in his country home on Wednesday night in Daura, Katsina State.
Tinubu alongside Shettima reacting to questions on messages of congratulations received after his declaration by INEC as President-elect, expressed, ”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.
”This is the largest democracy in Africa and he couldn’t have done any better.
We are lucky there is no incident, there is no accident, and no matter how provocative a defeat is, we still have to tolerate it because we are democrats and we are trying to build a nation.”
In appreciation, Tinubu also commended the president for his calmness and commitment in promoting democratic culture in the country and beyond, adding that the president deserved commendation for building a successor and ready to hand over peacefully.
”The fact that after voting he taught us again dedication to our party by displaying his ballot papers, loyalty to the party and being ready to create a future for all of us.
”And no matter how tempting the problem of democracy is, he is following the process, building a successor and ready to hand over peacefully. You know in Africa it is a big deal.”