Cuba, Nicaragua Leaders Congratulate President-elect Tinubu

Cuba President, Miguel Diaz-Canel and Nicaragua President, Daniel Ortega, have congratulated Bola Tinubu, president-elect, for winning the general election in February.

Tunde Rahman, media aide to Tinubu, in a statement on Saturday said Diaz-Canel and Ortega’s congratulatory messages were conveyed in separate letters.

Rahman quoted the Cuban president as describing Tinubu’s victory as “a reaffirmation of the will to continue to strengthen the historic relations of friendship between the two countries”.

On the part of Nicaragua, the message signed by Ortega and Rosario’s Murillo, the country’s vice-president, gave its best wishes to Nigeria.

“Our best wishes for peace and prosperity of Nigeria, while reiterating our unwavering commitment to continue strengthening the fraternal bonds of solidarity and brotherhood that unite our peoples and governments,” they said.