A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, congratulated US President-elect, Joe Biden, over his election.
Obasanjo, in a congratulatory message to Biden and Vice President – elect, Kamal Harris, described their victory as “victory of good over evil.”
He charged Biden to restore confidence in the role of America as the largest economy in the world which “has a very significant responsibility for the peace, security, stability and progress of the world.”
Obasanjo said: “I join millions in the United States of America and in the rest of the world who felicitate with you, President-Elect Joe Biden, for your victory.
“It is victory of good over evil and it is not victory for you and the people of America alone, but victory for most people of the world, majority of whom watch helplessly as the world that had been steadily and painstakingly built since the end of the Second World War was being pulled down.
“Not that the world was perfect and equitable but it was reasonably predictable with some measure of rule of law and respect for international agreements and treaties.
“President-Elect Joe Biden must restore confidence in the role of America as the largest economy in the world which has a very significant responsibility for the peace, security, stability and progress of the world.
“I felicitate with Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris as the first female Vice-President of the U.S.
“We in Africa are proud of her success.
“The first African-American President of the U.S., Barrack Obama, has Kenyan DNA in him and I am reasonably sure that the first African-American female Vice President-Elect of the U.S. will have some Nigerian DNA in her as most of those taken to the Caribbean from Africa went from Nigeria of today.
“Congratulations, once again, and please accept the assurances of my highest consideration.”
Biden has been projected to be declared the President-elect after surpassing the 270 minimum electoral college votes.
However, President Donald Trump has refused to concede defeat and is currently challenging the results in some states.
