Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has joined other world leaders in congratulating the victorious German Chancellor, Angela Dorothea Merkel, who won Sunday election for yet another term on the leadership of the country.
The Nigerian Leader’s congratulatory message to Merkel was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity (SAMP), Mr. Femi Adesina.
President Buhari also congratulated Merkel’s party for offering quality leadership to the European nation since the past 12 years, describing the victory as another opportunity to sustain the legacy of good work.
He recalled his interactions with Merkel over the years, especially at the G-8 meeting in 2015 and during his visit to Germany in 2016.
Buhari said that he came out after each of the meetings with a strong impression of Merkel as a leader committed to building stronger ties across the world.
He wished the 63 years old Hamburg, Germany-born German Chancellor a successful tenure.
Merkel’s conservative Christian Union (UDU/CSU) bloc, scored 33 percent of the votes cast at the election, held on September 24, to clinch a record fourth tenure in office.
