Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has congratulated Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, on his election for a second term in office.
In a letter he signed after the formal announcement of the election results over the weekend, and addressed to the Kenyan leader, Osinbajo stated: “I have the honour on behalf of the Government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to congratulate you on your successful re-election as the President of the Republic of Kenya.”
According to his spokesman, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo noted in the letter that President Kenyatta’s re-election bears testimony to his selfless service to Kenya and to the giant strides he has taken in the transformation of the country in the last few years.
“Permit me therefore to use this momentous occasion to reiterate Nigeria’s support and cooperation with Kenya in our collective determination to advance the development of Africa and its people,” the Acting President noted.