President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the newly-elected Somali president, Hassan Mahmud, “for successfully staging a comeback after being unseated in 2017’’.
In a statement issued by the president’s media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, President Buhari said that the election of Mahmud is a significant indication that the people of Somalia appreciate his efforts to unite and rebuild the country after decades of civil war and terrorists’ activities.
The president commended the out-going president, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, for his swift acceptance of Mahmud’s victory which inevitably would lead to a peaceful transition in the best interest of the people, and reassured the new Somali leader that “Nigeria will continue its usual support for peace-keeping efforts in Somalia.’’
