The Deputy President of the
Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has congratulated the President-Elect of
the United States of America, USA, Mr. Donald Trump, on his victory in
the U.S presidential election.
Ekweremadu, who described the
election as “hard-fought”, said the two major contestants gave a good
account of themselves, and commended the candidate of the Democratic
Party, Mrs. Hilary Clinton, for calling to concede the presidency to her
rival and congratulating him on his hard-worn victory.
He said:
“Mr. Trump has rightly described the election as historic. But it is not
only historic for the U.S, but also for the world. It is an important
reminder to the entire world of the true meaning and essence of
democracy as government of the people.
“I urge him to work for
democracy, global peace and prosperity because the peace and prosperity
of America is intrinsic in that of the entire world.
“In
particular, I urge better bilateral deals for Nigeria by the incoming
Donald Trump presidency. I have no doubt that the people of Nigeria and
indeed the Peoples Democratic Party are willing and ready to work with
the incoming U.S government for the good of both nations”.
Senator
Ekweremadu also enjoined emerging democracies, including Nigeria, to
emulate the democratic and transparent nature of the U.S election,
noting that the will of the people and respect for democratic principles
must be allowed at all times.
“We have many lessons to learn from
the American presidential election. It was highly democratic,
transparent, peaceful, and free of intimidation, willful manipulations,
contrived security scares; and it was absolutely conclusive, even though
the ruling party was losing, and eventually lost”; Ekweremadu stressed.
