president, Barrack Obama yesterday congratulated President
Muhammadu Buhari on his emergence as the Nigeria’s new president
and Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces.
Obama who sent his congratulatory message in a press statement
obtained by our correspondent in New York, also promised that his
administration would maintain healthier and stronger ties with the
government of Nigeria.
Speaking further, President Obama said that the American government
would continue to build on the US-Nigeria relationship which began in
2010, stressing that he should not relent in his effort to ensure that
Nigeria remains united.
Obama, also lauded the former president, Goodluck Jonathan, for his
sportsmanship during the presidential election which he lost to Buhari.
He also said the maturity displayed by Jonathan during the
announcement of the March 28 presidential election averted post
election political crisis in Nigeria.
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