President-elect General Muhammadu Buhari has been receiving congratulatory
messages from world leaders among who are the leaders of The United
Kingdom, UK, France, Rwanda, Somalia and Niger Republic.
In their separate messages, Prime Minister Tony Blair, President Francois
Hollande, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, Rwandan leader Paul Kagame and Prime
Minister of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou congratulated General Muhammadu
Buhari on his victory and Nigerians for conducting a credible election
that would ensure a peaceful transfer of power from one elected
administration to another.
Among those who visited to felicitate with General Buhari in Abuja on
Wednesday were former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, former Vice
President and chieftain of APC, Atiku Abubakar and his wife Hajiya Titi
Abubakar and the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs,
Linda Thomas-Greenfield and accompanied by US Ambassador to Nigeria,
Ambassador James Entwistle, among others.
They all pledged their support and commitment to ensuring the success of
the Buhari administration and for better relations between their countries
and Nigeria.
In his response to the various leaders, General Buhari thanked the
international community for working with Nigerians in providing the
atmosphere that helped to bring about change through elections in the
country.
He promised to work with the international community to restore Nigeria’s
full commitment and obligations to the international system.