The United Kingdom prime minister Rishi Sunak has congratulated Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu on his victory in the 2023 presidential election.
Tinubu was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in Abuja, the country’s capital.
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 polled 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,
In a tweet on Wednesday, the UK prime minister while congratulating Tinubu, said he looks forward to working with him, noting that the relationship between the UK and Nigeria is strong.
“Congratulations to Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory in Nigeria,” Sunak tweeted Wednesday.
“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.”