Turkey’s President joins world leaders to congratulate Nigeria’s President-elect

Like other world leaders, the President of Turkey, Tayyip Erdoğan, has also sent his congratulatory and goodwill message to Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

According to reports, President Xi Jinping of China, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, President of France, Emmanuel Macron, and Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, are among the world leaders that have since sent goodwill messages to Mr Tinubu.

A statement released Wednesday by media office of the President-elect, said President Erdoğan, who described Mr Tinubu as a brother, called for cooperation and partnership that would further the friendly relationship between Turkey and Nigeria.

Mr Erdoğan, in his letter, also underscored the importance of Nigeria as the “strongest nation in the African continent” while wishing Asiwaju Tinubu a successful tenure of office that will usher in progress for the people of Nigeria.

President Erdoğan wrote: “On behalf of the Turkish Nation and my own, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Your Excellency on the occasion of your election as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the elections held on February 25, 2023.

“I believe that as our strategic partner, Nigeria, under your leadership, will continue its course to a prosperous future. Türkiye attaches great importance to improving its relations with Nigeria, as the strongest nation in the African continent.

“With this understanding, I have no doubt that with our joint efforts, we will develop the friendly relations and the growing close cooperation between our countries to the mutual benefit of our people.

“I avail myself of this opportunity to express my heartfelt wishes for the health and happiness of Your Excellency, as well as, the well-being and prosperity of the friendly people of Nigeria.”