Uhuru Kenyatta
Uhuru Kenyatta
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta on his victory in Kenya's presidential election as declared by the country’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
In a Press Statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media), President Jonathan called on Kenyatta "to do his utmost best to foster greater peace, unity and progress in the country by forming a truly national administration that will meet the yearnings and aspirations of all Kenyans, including his opponents and their supporters."
Jonathan also applauded the call by Kenyatta’s closest rival for the Presidency - Prime Minister Raila Odinga for his supporters to remain calm and eschew violent protests while he takes his complaints about the election results to the Kenyan Supreme Court.
As Kenyatta prepares to assume office later this month as the first Kenyan President to come into office under the country’s new constitution which was adopted after the crisis that followed its 2007 elections, Jonathan urged him to rededicate himself to carrying forward the process of national healing and reconciliation.