{"id":17116,"date":"2019-10-23T17:02:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T17:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=17116"},"modified":"2019-10-23T17:02:06","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T17:02:06","slug":"buhari-congratulates-canadian-prime-minister-on-election-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/buhari-congratulates-canadian-prime-minister-on-election-victory","title":{"rendered":"Buhari congratulates Canadian Prime Minister on election victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Canadian Prime Minister, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Justin_Trudeau\">Justin Trudeau<\/a>, on the victory of his party in the country\u2019s general elections.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed in a press release on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Buhari also celebrated with the Liberal Party of Canada and Canadians in general on their victory and the conclusion of the elections.<\/p>\n<p>The Liberal Party of Canada is the oldest and longest-serving political party in Canada, holding power for almost 69 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to a continued relationship with Prime Minister Trudeau.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Buhari also recollected the visit of Julie Payette, the Governor-General of Canada to Nigeria, in October 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer visit provided an opportunity for Nigeria to appreciate the humanitarian assistance of Canada to civilian populations affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI trust that both countries will continue to stand together on issues of peace and security that guarantee a better and more secure world,\u201d Mr Buhari said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Trudeau retained his position as Prime Minister following the narrow victory of his party in the elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, on the victory of his party in the country\u2019s general elections. 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