President Paul Biya of Cameroon has felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election, wishing the Nigerian leader ‘‘every success’’ as he serves a new term.
President Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement he issued in Abuja on Saturday copy of which was made available to The DEFENDER.
In a congratulatory message, President Biya said: ‘‘On the occasion of your re-election to the Presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as declared by the Electoral Commission of your country, I am very pleased to extend to you my sincere and warm congratulations.’’
Recounting the excellent relations between the two countries, President Biya said, ‘‘I am already looking forward to working more closely with you to the continued promotion of the excellent relations of friendship and cooperation between Nigeria and Cameroon and to meeting together the major challenges of our two countries, especially those related to stability and security.”
The DEFENDER reports that world leaders including of the United States of America, Russia, China, Morocco, Senegal, United Kingdom and several others have congratulated the Nigeria’s President since he was declared on Wednesday 27 February 2019 as winner of the country’s presidential of Saturday 23 February.
