Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has congratulated the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer, whose Labour Party won a landslide victory in the general election held on Thursday.
In a statement he signed on Friday, Atiku said the party’s victory signifies the virility of democracy as a functional system for a common cause.
“The victory of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom election is another testament to the virility of democracy as a functional system for a common cause.
“I congratulate the Prime Minister of the UK, Sir Keir Starmer.
“More importantly, I congratulate the people of the United Kingdom for making a choice of leadership that is deemed to be in the interest of the majority of the people,” the 2023 presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said.