- King Salman bi Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari for winning the 2019 presidential poll
- The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, also congratulated the president on his re-election
- Al Thani wished President Buhari success and the Nigerian people further development and progress
King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election for a new presidential term which will last for another years.
Legit.ng gathers that the disclosure was made on Thursday, February 28, by the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Femi Adesina.
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Adesina said: "In a telephone conversation with President Buhari on Thursday, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished the Nigerian President success and good health in his second term in office.
"The Saudi King extended good wishes of steady progress and prosperity to the government and people of Nigeria.
"President Buhari expressed appreciation to the King, affirming his readiness to enhance aspects of cooperation between the two countries in various fields."
According to Adesina, the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, also congratulated President Buhari on his re-election, wishing the Nigerian President success and the Nigerian people further development and progress.
Russian ambassador to Nigeria, Alexey Shebarshin, also sent a congratulatory message to the president.
Shebarshin was quoted as saying: ''I am honoured to extend my congratulations to you personally, Mr President, and the people of Nigeria on the successful conduct of free, transparent and credible Presidential and National Assembly elections on February 23, 2019, that will shape the destiny of this nation for the upcoming four years and beyond.'
''It is my conviction that your decisive victory will pave the way for yet stronger and more prosperous Nigeria that you will be able to deliver on the people's mandate."
The Russian Ambassador expressed the hope that the Nigerian President’s second term in office will be associated with further enhancements of bilateral cooperation and closer contacts between the two countries.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the presidential election held on Saturday, February 23 in which President Muhammadu Buhari emerged winner was described as the freest in the country since 1951.
Esogban of Benin Kingdom, Chief David Edebiri on Thursday, February 28, said the election is the freest in the country since 1951 when he started voting as an adult.
The Benin chief called on President Buhari to be magnanimous in victory. He also advised the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, to congratulate the president.
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