Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the defeated
presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has
congratulated United States President Donald Trump over his vindication
in the probe of his alleged campaign links to Russia in 2016.
Special
Counsel Robert Mueller had over the weekend submitted his report on
Trump’s alleged collusion with Russia in the run up the last U.S
presidential election.
The U.S President’s exoneration in the
report brought to an end nearly two years of unrelenting probe of
alleged Russia meddling in the election that brought him to office.
Atiku,
who contested the February 23 presidential election and lost to
incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, took to his verified Facebook page
to congratulate Trump for his victory.
“I congratulate President
Donald J. Trump on his vindication by the Robert Mueller report. It is
my hope that the lifting of this cloud will give room for further
successes by the 45th President of the United States. I trust Nigeria
can learn from the application of rigorous due process to get to the
truth of our current challenges. Congratulations once again,” said the
former Vice President.
Meanwhile, the U.S President had in
reaction to his exoneration in the Mueller report said, “It was just
announced there was no collusion with Russia,” adding that, “It’s a
shame that our country had to go through this. To be honest it’s a shame
that your president has had to go through this.”
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