Top politicians in Nigeria which include Olusegun Obsanjo and Bukola Saraki have took their time to congratulates the newly elected president of the United States of America.
Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated the 46th US President-elect, Mr. Joe Biden and his Vice-President-elect, Kamala Harris.
Obasanjo tasked the newly elected President to restore confidence in the role of America as the largest economy in the world which has a very significant responsibility for the peace, security, stability and progress of the world.”
Obasanjo in a message of congratulations, copy, which was made available to newsmen on Saturday by his Special Assistant Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, described the election as “a victory of good over evil” which was for most people of the world.
The former President lamented that the majority of the people had watched helplessly as the world was being pulled down.
According to him: “Not that the world was perfect and equitable but it was reasonably predictable with some measure of rule of law and respect for international agreements and treatise.”
Obasanjo in the one page letter said he was reasonably sure that the first Africa-America female Vice President-elect of the US, Kamala Harris “will have some Nigerian DNA in her as most of those taken to the carribean from Africa went from Nigeria
of today” as he further congratulated the duo.
Also, Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has congratulated Joe Biden for emerging victorious at the United States, US presidential election.
Saraki, while congratulating Kamala Harris who also emerged first woman of colour to be elected vice-president, described the election as historic.
Saraki tweeted, “I congratulate the former Vice-President of the United States, @JoeBiden, on his historic election as the next President of the United States.
“I also congratulate Senator @KamalaHarris, who will be the first female Vice-President of the world’s most vibrant democracy.”
Biden now becomes the 46th American President and also the oldest candidate ever elected to the White House.
