Bola Tinubu, the president-elect of Nigeria, has received congratulations from Rishi Sunak, prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK), for winning the election.
Tinubu was named the victor of the election that took place on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, reported that Tinubu received 8,794,726 votes overall.With 6,984,520 votes, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came in second, followed by Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) with 6,101,533 votes.
Sunak expressed his excitement about working with Nigeria to strengthen their security and trade in a tweet.
He tweeted, “Congratulations to @officialABAT on his win in Nigeria.
“The ties between the UK and Nigeria are still strong. I’m excited to collaborate with you to strengthen our security and trade ties, expand business opportunities, and bring prosperity to both of our nations.
The ties between the UK and Nigeria are still strong. I’m looking forward to working with you to strengthen our trade and security ties, create business opportunities, and bring prosperity to both of our nations.
