{"id":85153,"date":"2023-03-02T01:41:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T06:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/?p=85153"},"modified":"2023-03-02T01:41:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T06:41:34","slug":"uk-prime-minister-sunak-congratulates-tinubu-on-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/2023\/03\/02\/uk-prime-minister-sunak-congratulates-tinubu-on-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Prime Minister Sunak Congratulates Tinubu On Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak has congratulated President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/africadailynews.net\/2023\/02\/06\/tinubus-war-with-buharis-cabal-has-jagaban-been-tamed.html\">Bola Tinubu<\/a> on the heels of the just concluded presidential election.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both the UK and Nigeria share a longstanding relationship that has withstood the latter\u2019s over-62-year independence from the former.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cCongratulations to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialABAT\">@officialABAT<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u00a0on his victory in Nigeria. The UK-Nigeria relationship remains strong,\u201d Sunak tweeted on Wednesday evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cI look forward to working together to grow our security and trade ties, opening up opportunities for businesses and creating prosperity in both our countries.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Tinubu the winner in the small hours of Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>Read Also: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/2023\/03\/01\/mixed-feelings-as-tinubu-is-declared-president-elect\/\">Mixed Feelings As Tinubu Is Declared President-Elect<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After a hard-fought battle, on February 25, 70-year-old Tinubu, on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), claimed the highest number of votes \u2014 8,794,726, almost two million votes more than his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n<p>Abubakar, 76, who has now run for president six times, got 6,984,520 votes, while the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, who, in less than a year, galvanised young voters in a manner some have described as unprecedented finished the race with 6,101,533.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/\"><strong>Africa Today News, New York<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak has congratulated President-elect Bola Tinubu on the heels of the just concluded presidential election. Both the UK and Nigeria share a longstanding relationship that has withstood the latter\u2019s over-62-year independence from the former. \u201cCongratulations to\u00a0@officialABAT\u00a0on his victory in Nigeria. 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