Kenya's president congratulates Buhari for earning Nigerians' trust

Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday congratulated his counterpart Muhammadu Buhari upon his victory in the Nigerian presidential elections.

Buhari’s re-election was confirmed on Tuesday night, after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that Buhari had secured a total of 15,191,847 votes to secure victory.

Buhari’s closest challenger, Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) managed 11,262,978 votes. PDP have however rejected the results, accusing Buhari and INEC of rigging the poll.

Congratulating Buhari

In a tweet posted on his official account, Kenyatta lauded praises on Buhari for earning the trust of his people.

‘‘Your victory is a clear demonstration of the trust and confidence the people of Nigeria have in your ability to lead the country to greater heights of progress,’‘ read part of the tweet.

Congratulations H.E. @MBuhari on your re-election for a second term as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Your victory is a clear demonstration of the trust and confidence the people of Nigeria have in your ability to lead the country to greater heights of progress

— Uhuru Kenyatta (@UKenyatta) February 27, 2019

Buhari relishes opportunity to do more

“The new administration will intensify its efforts in security, restructuring the economy and fighting corruption,” Buhari said after the electoral commission declared him the winner.

A message on Buhari’s Twitter feed showed a picture of him waving to supporters and the message “4+4” to mark his second four-year term.

“One good term deserves another,” said one of Buhari’s campaign billboards.

Despite the travails of his first term, it looks like enough voters agreed with that message.


Source: africanews