Election Results: Buhari Receives Congratulatory Message From African Presidents

Ghana, Senegal, And Niger Presidents Congratulate Buhari

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has received congratulatory messages from three African presidents, President Nana Koffi-Addo of Ghana, Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger, and Macky Sall of Senegal over his victory polls.

Macky Sall of Senegal, who himself just won re-election for a second term.

Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina made this known in a statement.

In the statement, Adesina disclosed that the presidents from the West African sub-region congratulated the president, wishing him greater exploits after he was declared a winner.

“The Presidents felicitated with President Buhari, saying his re-election was a demonstration of the confidence Nigerians had in him and wishing him greater exploits.”

President Buhari was declared the winner as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu pulling 15, 191, 847 votes while Atiku Abubakar, a former Nigerian vice president, secured 11, 262, 978 votes, Naija News reports.