Buhari congratulates Ouattara on re-election

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated President Alassane Ouattara of Cote D’Ivoire on his re-election for a second term in office. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said in a statement on Wednesday that Buhari also commended Ivorians for putting the unity, stability and progress of their country […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated President Alassane Ouattara of Cote D’Ivoire on his re-election for a second term in office.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said in a statement on Wednesday that Buhari also commended Ivorians for putting the unity, stability and progress of their country above all other interests.

Shehu said Buhari applauded the peaceful conduct of the election "which President Ouattara won with almost 84 percent of the votes".

He said Buhari believed 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.

According to Shehu, the president trusts that in his second term, Ouattara will continue to do his best to foster national unity and faster socio-economic development for the benefit of all Ivorians.

The presidential aide said Buhari looked forward to continuing to work with Ouattara to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and Cote D’Ivoire as well as accelerate the pace of economic integration in the West African sub-region.