Luanda - The Angolan Head of State João Lourenço sent Tuesday a message congratulating Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu for his recent election as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
In the message to which ANGOP had access, the President of the Republic said he rejoices that it was possible to legitimise the election of the politician Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu.
"The choice of the people was respected by all the living forces of the nation and I am convinced that Your Excellency will lead the destiny of Nigeria in a way that safeguards the national unity and the interests of your people in stability, national cohesion, progress and the welfare of all Nigerians," reads the message.
President Lourenço expressed his full availability to work with Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu to strengthen friendship and cooperation relations between the two countries.
Political and diplomatic relations between Angola and Nigeria date back to 1975. Both countries are members of the African Union, the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GCC) and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
The two States have cooperation relations, mainly in the politico-diplomatic, defence and security, oil, education, culture and transport areas.
Born in the Nigerian capital, Lagos, on March 29, 1952, better known as Bola Tinubu, the President-elect of Nigeria is the current national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), having served as governor of Lagos State for two consecutive terms between 1999 and 2007.
In June 2022, after winning the internal primary election, defeating 13 pre-candidates, Tinubu was chosen to be the official APC candidate for the presidency of Nigeria in the 2023 presidential election, which he eventually won.
