President Goodluck Jonathan has earned the respect of Nigerians and the international community for his mature actions after the March 28 presidential election, John Mahama, chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), said on Tuesday.
Speaking to journalists after meeting with the Nigerian president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Mahama, who is also Ghanaian president, said he had come in his capacity as the ECOWAS chairman to commend and congratulate the people of Nigeria following the success of the elections.
“If you recall before the elections on behalf of the authority of ECOWAS, I gave a solidarity message to Nigerians to step up to the occasion and consolidate your democracy by having a peaceful, free and transparent election. And I believe that the whole world is congratulating you on the peace and stability that has continued to endure both before, during and after the elections”, he said.
