Tinubu congratulates Lula on re-election as Brazil’s president
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on ThisDay
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his re-election as president of Brazil, described as a fourth term. He wants to strengthen exchanges between the two countries in several sectors and their multilateral cooperation, according to a statement from the Nigerian presidency.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his re-election as president of Brazil in a message published on Monday, reports Nigerian daily ThisDay. He also called for stronger cooperation between the two countries.
Tinubu cited trade, investment, agriculture, food security, energy, industry, science, education and aviation as areas of cooperation to be developed. He also referred to the shared role of Nigeria and Brazil, two countries of the Global South, in promoting economic integration and multilateral priorities.
The Nigerian congratulations follow those of other foreign leaders to Lula after his re-election as president of Brazil, announced on 26 October. US President Donald Trump contested the election on the same day, calling it “rigged”.