President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the government and people of Liberia on the successful conduct of the country’s presidential election.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
The Herald earlier reported that President George Weah, 57, lost his re-election bid to 78-year-old Joseph Boakai, in the second round of voting in Liberia’s keenly-contested presidential election held on Tuesday.
Tinubu congratulated President-elect Boakai, who won the mandate of the people, enjoining him to unite the country and build on the popular support expressed through the ballot box to deliver good governance to the people of Liberia.
The Nigerian president also commended Weah for demonstrating uncommon leadership by conceding the election and averting any form of socio-political crisis.
Tinubu said Weah’s great act of democratic sportsmanship is exemplary, particularly at this time in West Africa, when democracy is under attack by malign actors who are bent on subverting the will of the people.
“I commend President George Weah for his sterling example, undiluted patriotism, and statesmanship. He has defied the stereotype that peaceful transitions of power are untenable in West Africa. He has demonstrated that the outcome of elections in the sub-region need not become the propellant of violence and unrest and that the will of the people must always be respected,” Tinubu said.
He thanked the people of Liberia for peacefully exercising their rights and implored them to remain steadfast in the furtherance of peace and democracy.