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Several Twitter users, largely Nigerians, ridiculed Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after he congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on his victory in the February 25, 2023 presidential election.
While thanking Tinubu, Zelensky stated in a tweet on Thursday that his country was ready to collaborate with Nigeria to address global difficulties, particularly threats to food security.

“Congratulations to @officialABAT on his victory in the Nigerian presidential election. I am looking forward to working with you closely. I am confident that bilateral cooperation will improve. “(Ukraine) is willing to collaborate to address global concerns, especially food security threats!” he tweeted.

However, some tweeps who made comments on the post alleged that Zelensky was congratulating Tinubu after “our democracy was invaded.”
@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.”

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

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“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.
ANAEDOONLINE.NG, reports that the two opposition parties rejected the declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission that Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress won the presidential election, asking the INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, to step down.

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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 and other groups however had since told the aggrieved parties to approach the court of law to seek a redress if they had a case on the outcome of the elections.

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