Atiku, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flag-bearer in the just-concluded general elections, was left in disbelief to find out that the U.S. government official contacted Tinubu to pledge the country’s commitment to his administration.

This comes 24 hours after it was disclosed that Blinken had called the President-elect to discuss issues of interest concerning Nigeria and the U.S.

Recall that the secretary noted that the U.S.-Nigeria partnership was built on shared interests and strong people-to-people ties and that those links should continue strengthening under president-elect Tinubu’s tenure.

Reacting to the development, Atiku in a post on his Twitter page on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, said the Secretary of State’s move was a contradiction to the public position the U.S. had earlier taken on the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria.

He questioned why the United States, despite being regarded as the bastion of democracy, would seem to have legitimised the process that produced the President-elect.

Atiku said, “I am in disbelief that @SecBlinken called Tinubu, a contradiction to the publicly stated position of the US on Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election. This is inconceivable considering that America, as the bastion of democracy, is well briefed on the sham election of February 25. To give legitimacy to the widely acknowledged fraudulent election in Nigeria can be demoralising to citizens who have hedged their bet on democracy and the sanctity of the ballot @State Dept @POTUS @USinNigeria. – AA”

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