The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has congratulated the winner of the 2023 presidential election and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu.
Reacting to Tinubu’s victory in a statement by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, on Wednesday, Buhari said:
“I congratulate His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory. Elected by the people, he is the best person for the job. I shall now work with him and his team to ensure an orderly handover of power.
“The election was Africa’s largest democratic exercise. In a region that has undergone backsliding and military coups in recent years, this election demonstrates democracy’s continued relevance and capability to deliver for the people it serves.
“Within Nigeria, the results reveal democracy’s ripening in our country. Never has the electoral map shifted so drastically in one cycle. In the presidential elections, states in…
