Liberia: Tinubu congratulates President-Elect Boakai, hails Weah for accepting defeat

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Neither President George Weah (L) nor Joseph Boakai (R) got an outright majority in the first round [AFP/Reuters]

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Government and people of Liberia following the successful conduct of the Liberian presidential election.

President Tinubu, in a statement made available by his media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, on Saturday morning, also congratulated the President-elect, Joseph Boakai.

He enjoined Boakai to unite the country and build on the popular support expressed through the ballot box to deliver good governance to the people of Liberia.

He also lauded the outgoing President, George Weah, for demonstrating uncommon leadership by acceoting defeat in the election and averting any form of socio-political crisis.

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He said Weah’s great act of democratic sportsmanship was exemplary, particularly at this time in West Africa, when democracy was under attack by malign actors who were bent on subverting the will of the people.

“I commend President George Weah for his sterling example, undiluted patriotism, and statesmanship. He has defied the stereotype that peaceful transitions of power are untenable in West Africa. He has demonstrated that the outcome of elections in the sub-region need not become the propellant of violence and unrest and that the will of the people must always be respected,” Tinubu said.

He equally thanked the people of Liberia for peacefully exercising their rights and implored them to remain steadfast in the furtherance of peace and democracy.

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