NIGERIA’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the US President-elect, Joe Biden on his election as the 46th President of the United States of America.
Biden defeated the incumbent president, Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election with 290 against 214 votes, and will be sworn in January 2021 accordingly.
Buhari in a statement through his Senior Special Assistant (Media & Publicity) on Saturday commended the US electorates for freely electing a candidate of their choice, and said Biden has needed experience to lead the world.
“Congratulations to US President-Elect Joe Biden on his election at a time of uncertainty and fear in world affairs. His election is a reminder that democracy is the best form of government because it offers the people the opportunity to change their government by peaceful means.
“In a democracy, the most powerful group are not the politicians, but voters who can decide the fate of the politicians at the polling booth. The main fascination of democracy is the freedom of choice and the supremacy of the will of the people.
“Respect for the will of the people is the very reason why democracy remains the best form of government, despite its limitations from one polity to another, and from one society to another”, Buhari said.
However, the defeated Donald Trump refused to formally concede the US election on Saturday, even as senior Republicans began to distance themselves and as recriminations were reported among aides to a president doomed to electoral defeat.
Before the winner was announced on Saturday morning, Trump continued to tweet his defiance and to attract censure from Twitter for making baseless claims about voter fraud and his supposed victory.
“The simple fact is this election is far from over,” he insisted. “Joe Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states, let alone any of the highly contested states headed for mandatory recounts, or states where our campaign has valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor.”
The statement was of a piece with Trump’s previous tweets and statements, addressed to the media and the nation since the election on Tuesday – angry, refusing to admit defeat, and alleging improprieties by his opponent without providing evidence.
“The American people are entitled to an honest election,” Trump said. “That means counting all legal ballots, and not counting any illegal ballots. This is the only way to ensure the public has full confidence in our election.
“It remains shocking that the Biden campaign refuses to agree with this basic principle and wants ballots counted even if they are fraudulent, manufactured or cast by ineligible or deceased voters. Only a party engaged in wrongdoing would unlawfully keep observers out of the count room – and then fight in court to block their access.”
However, none of what Trump alleged has been proved to be true.
Nonetheless, Republican legal challenges to counts in key states were set to continue. Leading the effort to marshal a legal force in the mould of that which led the party to victory in the 2000 Florida recount were Jared Kushner, Donald Trump Jr and his younger brother Eric Trump, and Rudy Giuliani.
“Beginning Monday,” Trump added, “our campaign will start prosecuting our case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner is seated. So what is Biden hiding? I will not rest until the American people have the honest vote count they deserve and that democracy demands.”
On the other hand, Biden in a brief statement called for healing and unity.
“With the campaign over, it’s time to put the anger and the harsh rhetoric behind us and come together as a nation,
“It’s time for America to unite. And to heal. We are the United States of America. And there’s nothing we can’t do, if we do it together”, Biden said. END!
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