Election: Buhari congratulates Keita, Mnangagwa

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President Muhammadu Buhari

By Ismaila Chafe

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday congratulated President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali and Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe on their victories in their respective country’s elections.

Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, issued the Buhari’s congratulatory message in Abuja on Friday.

Buhari hailed Malians for giving the incumbent another opportunity to serve them after the Aug. 12 presidential run-off even as Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court declared Mnangagwa the winner of the July presidential poll.

The ECOWAS Chairman urged Keita’s main challenger, Soumaila Cisse, and his supporters to abide by the verdict of the people as confirmed by the ruling of the constitutional court.

He enjoined Cisse to cooperate with Keita in the interest of the country in particular, and peace and stability of West Africa.

Buhari expressed his optimism that the successful outcome of the…



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