Tinubu congratulates Lula on fourth term in Brazil
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on ThisDay
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his re-election as Brazil’s president, describing it as a historic fourth term. In his message published on Monday, Tinubu also called for deeper cooperation between the two countries in areas including trade, energy, agriculture and technology.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his re-election as Brazil’s president and his fourth term, in a statement published on Monday, ThisDay reports. Tinubu described the new term as an opportunity to strengthen the historic ties between the two countries.
The Nigerian president called for expanded bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, agriculture, food security, energy, hydrocarbons, industry, science, education, aviation and cultural exchanges. He also called for increased multilateral cooperation among countries of the Global South and wished Lula a successful term, according to ThisDay.
Lula’s re-election had already prompted congratulations from African leaders, notably Carlos Vila Nova and Samia Suluhu Hassan.
