President-elect, Muhammadu
Buhari, has been receiving
telephone calls from world
leaders calling to congratulate
him on his victory.
The leaders have also praised
the peaceful nature of the
election and its outcome.
Latest among such callers were
the United Nations Secretary
General, Ban-Ki Moon; Turkish
Prime Minister, Recep Tayyep
Erdogan; Venezuelan President,
Nicolas Maduro; Chadian
President, Idris Deby; Denis
Sassou Nguesso of Congo
Brazzaville, and Alfa Konde of
Guinea.
Mr. Buhari also answered calls
from the Kenyan President,
Uhuru Kenyatta; former U.S.
President Bill Clinton and
former British Prime Minister,
Tony Blair.
In all cases, the President-elect
responded to the positive
gestures with assurances that
Nigeria will act as responsible
member of the international
community in conducting its
affairs.
He called for support for the
country in dealing with global
terror manifesting itself as Boko
Haram in Nigeria.
