The United Kingdom has felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari on his electoral victory in the Saturday’s presidential election. Mr Buhari was declared the winner of the election in the early hours of Wednesday.
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has opposed the result, calling for a halt. A statement from the UK’s minister of state for Africa, Harriett Baldwin, said the result declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is consistent with Parallel Voters Tabulation (PVT) employed by the civil society for the election. Ma Baldwin said through the poll, “The Nigerian people have demonstrated resilience and a commitment to democracy”.
The UK government called on political actors aggrieved by the election’s outcome to seek redress within the ambit of the law while ensuring peace and harmony.
