By Simdi Gloria:-
On Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly showered praises on the outgoing President of Niger Republic, Mahamadou Issoufou, and the citizens of the country for the peaceful and successful conduct of the presidential and parliamentary elections on December 27, 2020.
This was disclosed in a statement by His Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu titled, President Buhari hails Niger Republic’s peaceful elections’.
Buhari was quoted by Shehu as speaking at an audience with Namadi Sambo former Vice-President, who is the leader of the ECOWAS Electoral Observation Mission appointed to oversee the elections.
“I have been very impressed by what I have been seeing and hearing. I will call to congratulate him. Issoufou is going home with honour and grace. All is well that ends well,” Buhari reportedly said.
The president noted the peaceful and smooth running of elections in Niger Republic but expressed regrets over reported incidents of violence in some other countries in the sub-region.
“Seeing how bloody it has been in some other countries, Issoufou must be congratulated on working out this so well so that he will hand over and go quietly,” he stated.
President Buhari praised and described the work of the ECOWAS Mission to Niger Republic under Sambo as impressive.
In his remarks, the former Vice-President reportedly described the elections as “successful, free and fair,” while expressing the hope that the peaceful conduct would continue.
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