[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he United States president, Joe Biden, has joined many across the world to congratulate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the largest democracy in Africa sworn her new leader.
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It looked like Biden wasn’t aware of many letters by the apostles of the former presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, to ignore the newly elected Nigerian president, especially of an article written by the literary giant, Chimamamda Adichie. READ HERE
In the message, the US president expressed his readiness to continuing working with the new administration in order to deepen relationship between the two great countries.
“On behalf of the people of the United States, I send warm wishes to the government and people of Nigeria as they inaugurate a new President.
“My administration has worked to strengthen ties between the United States and Nigeria, and I look forward to continuing this work with President Tinubu to support economic growth, advance security, and promote respect for human rights.
“The people-to-people connections between our two countries run particularly deep, nurtured by a vibrant Nigerian Diaspora in the United States. As we further deepen our partnership with Nigeria, I look forward to drawing even more on the ideas and energy of this dynamic connection between our countries. As Africa’s largest democracy and economy, Nigeria’s success is the world’s success.
“Elected leaders owe it to their people to show that democracy can deliver for their needs. And the United States will continue to work closely with Nigeria, as a friend and partner, to deliver a more peaceful and prosperous future for our world,” Biden wrote.
Ojelabi, the publisher of Freelanews, is an award winning and professionally trained mass communicator and a recipient of the D9112 Superstar Icon Award, who writes ruthlessly about pop culture, religion, politics and entertainment.
