ZELENSKY HAS COME UNDER FIRE FOR APPLAUDING THE NEW PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA

Volodymyr Zelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine, has drawn criticism for congratulating Bola Tinubu, the winner of Nigeria's 2023 presidential election, on his victory last Saturday.

Zelensky had expressed his country's readiness to collaborate with Nigeria to address global concerns, particularly risks to food security, in a post sent via his Twitter account on Thursday while thanking Tinubu.

Here are some tweets of the from Twitter:

He tweeted: "Congratulations @officialABAT on the victory in the election of the President of Nigeria. I look forward to close cooperation. I am convinced that the two-way interaction! and will strengthen. Ukraine is determined to work together to overcome global challenges, including threats to food security!"

Zelensky's tweet of congratulations to Tinubu, however, was ridiculed by some Twitter users, primarily Nigerians, while the Ukrainian president was backed by others.

@obanojnr, "Nigerians are right now in grief.. please don't add to it.. Wishing someone CONGRATULATIONS who rigged his way into power is very wrong.. so many Nigerians were injured, died in the course of last election..For this, I say CONGRATULATIONS TO RUSSIA..

@OdinKinetic, "Congratulations to Putin and the Russian federation. We the citizens of Nigeria stand with you and God will always protect the people of Russia."

@ljeleMela, "Corrupt people always know how to align with one another. This guy is probably very corrupt."

@WeriseB, "May Putin never leave Ukraine!! Amen!"

@TheOliviaMead, "You will not get any money from Nigeria! Get out!"

"Our democracy was invaded and you are congratulating the man ... on behalf of Ukrainians," 

@aai_austin claimed in reply."

@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 the pro-Russian govt. Ours wasn't the will of the people. Good luck in the war."

"It is now obvious that Zelensky has not learnt enough lessons."

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