President Pranab Mukherjee of India on Saturday sent his congratulatory message to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria who assumed the office of the president May 29th, 2015.
President Pranab Mukherjee said :
On behalf of the government and the people of India and on my own behalf, it gives me great pleasure to convey to you warm greetings and hearty congratulations as you assume the office of president of Nigeria.
Your success in the presidential elections held in March this year is testimony to the endorsement, by the people of Nigeria, of your vision for a new era of peace, progress and stability in your country.
India and Nigeria have a time-tested and robust bilateral partnership which has been cemented by our shared history of struggle against colonialism and apartheid. We look forward to working closely with you to further deepen the multi-faceted partnership between our two countries.
President Muhammadu Buhari, the former military general won the presidential election, defeating the incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan in the presidential poll.