Presidential polls: Chinese government congratulates Tinubu as Omisore call PDP, LP desperate

The Chinese government has congratulated the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his victory in the just concluded general election.

Wu Baocai, Directing Officer Chinese Embassy and HE Shurong, 2nd Secretary, on behalf of the China President, Xi Jinping, presented a letter of congratulations to Asiwaju Tinubu at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat on Monday, in Abuja.

The content of the letter reads “I learned with great joy of your election as President of Nigeria, and on behalf of the Chinese Government and the Chinese people, I would like to extend to you my sincere congratulations and best wishes. I am confident that, under your leadership, Nigeria will continue to make new achievements in the cause of national building and development.

“Nigeria is an important strategic partner of China in Africa. In recent years, the bilateral relations between our two countries enjoy a sound momentum of development, with fruitful cooperation in various fields, mutual support to each other on issues of core interests and major concerns, and close coordination on international and regional affairs.

“I attach great importance to the development of China-Nigeria relations, and stand ready to work with you to take the China-Nigeria Strategic Partnership to new heights.

Xi Jinping President of the People’s Republic of China”.

The National Secretary of the APC, Iyiola Omisore who received the letter onbehalf of the President-elect commended the Chinese government for believing in Nigeria and the process of its elections.

He said “On behalf of the National Chairman and the NWC entirely, I want to thank the Chinese government for believing in us, for believing in Nigeria, for believing in INEC, for believing in the process of electoral campaign. It is a welcome development, it is a sign post that the world has accepted this election and equally from the chinese government, Xi Jinping, this is a testimony of the fairness, the freeness and acceptability of the election across the world”.

Omisore however described oppositions calling for the cancellation of the election due to alleged election malpractices as undemocratic and desperate.

“They are just plain losers simple. They are just pure looser no more, no less. In any contest, there must be winner and there must be loosers, so must you win? No! They are just bad loosers simple! Undemocratic and they are desperate people, desperados, simple!” He said.