Buhari congratulates Ethiopia’s leader Abiy Ahmed on election victory

• Says Africa must unite against instability

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, over the victory won by his party in the just concluded parliamentary elections, returning him to office for another five years.

Reacting to the outcome of the elections announced over the weekend, Buhari told the Ethiopian leader: “On behalf of the Nigerian people, I send you and the people of Ethiopia our well wishes for your courage and commitment to the democratic process and urge you to continue with the good policies of your government that endeared you to the people.”

Buhari, who also reflected on the instability rocking Ethiopia, appealed to parties and factions in the country to come together to halt their country’s march to civil war.

He lamented that instability in one part of Africa is a threat to stability elsewhere.