Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, said successful presidential election in Senegal, as well as the general elections in Liberia have boosted the campaign for democracy by the Economic Community of West African States.
Parallel Facts reported that Diomaye Faye was officially declared the winner of Senegal’s presidential election, securing 54.28% of the votes in the initial round following official confirmation by the vote counting commission, under judicial supervision.
Reacting to the developments, Tinubu, who is ECOWAS Chairman, congratulated Mr. Bassirou Faye on his election as the President of the Republic of Senegal.
He also extended congratulations to the incumbent President Macky Sall for supervising an election widely acknowledged as peaceful and transparent.
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Tinubu’s congratulatory remarks were conveyed in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, titled ‘President Tinubu Extends Congratulations to President-elect Bassirou Dionaye Faye and the Citizens of Senegal.’
Tinubu said that “President-elect Faye comes with great promise and a sterling record, wishing him success as he takes on this important job of leading the good people of Senegal.”
He added that the success of the presidential election in Senegal and the successful conduct of the general election in Liberia a few months ago had affirmed his long-held conviction that the taproot of democracy was deeply established in West Africa and would only grow stronger as it was watered by good governance, justice, and fairness to all.
