Turkish President Tayyip Erdoðan has joined the list of world leaders congratulating the winner of the February 25 presidential election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In his congratulatory letter, Erdoðan described the President-elect as a brother and called for cooperation and partnership that would strengthen the friendly relationship between Turkey and Nigeria.
Erdoðan’s congratulatory and goodwill message came on the heels of similar goodwill messages from President Xi Jinping of China, United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, President of France, Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu among other global leaders.
In a statement issued yesterday in Abuja, the media aide to the President-elect, Tunde Rahman, said President Erdoðan underscored the importance of Nigeria as the “strongest nation in the African continent” while wishing Tinubu a successful tenure of office that will usher in progress for the people of Nigeria.
