Nigeria presidential result: China reacts to Buhari’s victory

Nigeria presidential result: China reacts to Buhari’s victory

By Fikayo Olowolagba

China on Wednesday congratulated the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election as President of Nigeria.

Nigeria is China’s strategic partner of cooperation in Africa, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Lu Kang said at a news conference in Beijing, NAN reports.

“China always attaches high importance to bilateral ties and stands ready to work with the new Nigerian government to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in various fields and bring more benefits to the two peoples,” Lu said.

INEC announced early Wednesday that incumbent Buhari topped the poll with 55.6 per cent of the total valid votes in the presidential election held last Saturday.

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