By Sunny Anderson Osiebe..
…Wants emerging democracies to emulate the
U.S
The Deputy President of
the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has congratulated the President-Elect of
the United States of America, USA, Mr. Donald Trump, on his victory in the U.S
presidential election.
Ekweremadu, who described
the election as “hard-fought”, said the two major contestants gave a good
account of themselves, and commended the candidate of the Democratic Party,
Mrs. Hilary Clinton, for calling to concede the presidency to her rival and
congratulating him on his hard-worn victory.
He said: “Mr. Trump has
rightly described the election as historic. But it is not only historic for the
U.S, but also for the world. It is an important reminder to the entire world of
the true meaning and essence of democracy as government of the people.
“I urge him to work for
democracy, global peace and prosperity because the peace and prosperity of
America is intrinsic in that of the entire world.
“In particular, I urge
better bilateral deals for Nigeria by the incoming Donald Trump presidency. I
have no doubt that the people of Nigeria and indeed the Peoples Democratic
Party are willing and ready to work with the incoming U.S government for the
good of both nations”.
Senator Ekweremadu also
enjoined emerging democracies, including Nigeria, to emulate the democratic and
transparent nature of the U.S election, noting that the will of the people and
respect for democratic principles must be allowed at all times.
“We have many lessons to
learn from the American presidential election. It was highly democratic,
transparent, peaceful, and free of intimidation, willful manipulations,
contrived security scares; and it was absolutely conclusive, even though the
ruling party was losing, and eventually lost”; Ekweremadu stressed.
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