Zelensky Under Fire On Twitter For Congratulating Tinubu

• Zelensky congratulated Tinubu in his tweet on Thursday

• Most of the tweeps alleged that the elections were marred with rigging and voter intimidation

• The two opposition parties have rejected the declaration by INEC

Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigerians twitter users have camped under the President of war-ravaged Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s tweet after he congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, for winning the February 25, 2023 presidential election.

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Zelensky in his tweet on Thursday, while congratulating Tinubu, had said his country was ready to work with Nigeria to overcome global challenges including threats to food security.

“Congratulations to @officialABAT on winning the Nigerian presidential election. I look forward to close cooperation. I’m convinced that bilateral interaction will be strengthened. (Ukraine) is ready to work together to overcome global challenges, including threats to food security!” he tweeted.

However, some tweeps who made comments on the post alleged that Zelensky was congratulating Tinubu despite the messy electoral process the brought him in as the president-elect.

@valentinowpg said, “Mr. President you may have to do this congratulation once again in the nearest future. We know when you won your presidential election it was the will of Ukrainians that voted for you and voted out pro-Russian govt. Ours wasn’t the will of the people. Good luck in the war.”

@gaiuschibueze said, “No wonder Russia wants to run over your country.”

“It is now obvious that Zelensky has not learnt enough lessons,” @Chief_Ajiji partly said.

“Our democracy was invaded and you’re congratulating the man … on behalf of Ukrainians,” @aai_austin claimed in reply.

However, a former Delta State governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress, Uba Michael, in his reply, said, “The people of Nigeria stand with you (Zelensky).”

Most of the tweeps alleged that the February 25, 2023 elections were marred with rigging and voter intimidation, saying Zelensky did not know that.

The tweeps’ positions were in tandem with the position of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party members, who had since alleged that the conduct of the election was not free and fair.

The two opposition parties have rejected the declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission and the results of the the election. They have been calls for the INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, to step down.

INEC on March 1 said Tinubu won the elections after polling 8.8 million votes, while main opposition candidates Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the PDP and LP had 6.9 million and 6.1 million, respectively.

The APC, President Muhammad Buhari and other stakeholders have however told the aggrieved parties to approach the court of law to seek redress, which they have done individually.

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