Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has been congratulated by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, on his election victory.
President Zelensky has also used the opportunity to extend invitation to his war-ravaged country of Ukraine on a state visit.
The felicitation is coming two months after the Tinubu was declared winner of the February 25 presidential election in Nigeria.
Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his counterpart in Labour Party, Peter Obi, who garnered 6,984,520 and 6,101,533 votes respectively.
In his congratulatory message, Zelenskyy praised Tinubu over his victory, adding that his war-torn country is determined to further strengthen cooperation with Nigeria.
Zelensky’s invitation to Tinubu is scheduled to come after his inauguration on the 29th of May 2023.
His letter read, “Please accept my sincere congratulations on your election as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Zelensky’s Ukraine have been at war with Putin’s Russia since February 2022 with no sight of ceasefire at hand.
