President Bola Tinubu on Saturday congratulated Felix Tshisekedi on being re-elected as the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Tshisekedi won the December 20 poll with 73.34% of the votes.
President Bola Tinubu at the Ansar-Ud-Deen Central Mosque in Surulere, Lagos, on Friday (PHOTO CREDIT) Ajuri Ngelale.Denis Kadima, the head of the national election commission, stated that Tshisekedi got more than 13 million votes out of over 18 million valid votes.
The President in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Anjuri Ngelale, commended the government and the people of DR Congo for ensuring a democratic norms by exercising their rights without resort to acts inimical to the sustenance of democracy.
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“It is welcoming that the last elections in DR Congo were well-concluded. Democracy is sustainable on the continent. I congratulate President Tshisekedi on his victory. The President has demonstrated statesmanship in his handling of regional and continental matters. Africa will overcome any challenge with governance by popular consent, and democracy will thrive,” he stated.
The Nigerian leader wished Tshisekedi a successful term in office.
