The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has
congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect Bola Tinubu.
Umaru Embaló, chair of the ECOWAS authority of heads of
state and government, conveyed the congratulatory message in a statement on
Wednesday.
Nigerians went to the polls on Saturday to elect a president
and members of the national assembly.
On Wednesday, Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), announced Tinubu as the winner of the presidential election.
Tinubu defeated Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) with a total of 8,794,726
votes.
While Abubakar polled 6,984,520, Obi scored 6,101,533 votes.
Embaló said stakeholders must ensure peace is sustained by
attending to all grievances following the constitution.
“On behalf of His
excellency general Umaru Sissoco Embaló, chair of the ECOWAS authority of heads
of state and government and the entire ECOWAS leadership, we wish to convey our
heartfelt congratulations to his excellency senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his
election as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” the statement reads.
“His excellency general Embaló appeals to all the
stakeholders to promote peace and to use constitutional means to address any
grievances they may have.”
Earlier, the ECOWAS had through its electoral observation
team, listed violence, ballot, and BVAS device snatching as some of the
challenges that affected the efficiency of Saturday’s polls in Nigeria.
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