TINUBU IS INVITED TO UKRAINE FOR A STATE VISIT BY ZELENSKYY

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, has congratulated Nigeria's President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on his election victory.

This was despite Zelenskyy's invitation to his war-torn country of Ukraine for a state visit.

The award comes two months after the former governor of Lagos was declared the winner of the controversial presidential election.

Tinubu received 8,794,726 votes, defeating the Peoples Democratic Party's Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party opponent, Peter Obi, who received 6,984,520 and 6,101,533 votes, respectively.

Zelenskyy congratulated Tinubu on his victory and stated that his war-torn country is determined to expand collaboration with Nigeria.

The Ukrainian leader also took use of the opportunity to invite the president-elect to visit Ukraine on a state visit following his inauguration on May 29.

His letter read, "Please accept my sincere congratulations on your election as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

"Despite extremely difficult testing times, caused by the full-scale armed aggression of Russia against our state, Ukraine is determined to further strengthen cooperation with Nigeria at the bilateral level and within the framework of international organizations.

"We are grateful for your country's support of the Resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization "Principles of the UN Charter underlying a comprehensive, just and sustainable peace in Ukraine.

"I count on the active participation of Nigeria in its practical implementation. We see the further provision of global food security, of which Ukraine was and remains a reliable guarantor at the global level, as an important direction of cooperation.

"The fulfilment of this task will be facilitated by the successful implementation of the Ukrainian initiative "Grain from Ukraine", which is designed to significantly increase the supply of grain to African countries in order to prevent famine.

"Taking this opportunity, I invite you to pay an official visit to Ukraine at a time convenient for you."