BEVERLY HILLS, October 28, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday congratulated President Alassane Ouattara of Cote D’Ivoire on his re-election for a second term in office.
President Buhari also commended the people of Cote D’Ivoire for putting the unity, stability and progress of their country above all other interests.
In a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President applauded the peaceful conduct of the election,
which President Ouattara won with almost 84percent of the votes.
President Buhari said he believes that the relatively high turnout of voters, despite calls for a boycott, was a clear testimony of the commitment of the people
of Cote D’Ivoire to peace, unity, stability and progress in their country.
The President added that he trusts that in his second term, President Ouattara will continue to do his best to foster national unity and faster socio-economic
development for the benefit of all Ivorians.
He also said that he looks forward to continuing to work with President Ouattara to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and Cote D’Ivoire, and
accelerate the pace of economic integration in the West African Sub-region.
