US Election: It’s Victory Of Good Over Evil, Says Obasanjo … Congratulates Biden, Harris

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Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, over their projected victory the US presidential election.

Obasanjo, in a congratulatory letter today described the victory of the two Democrats as “victory of good over evil”.

Obasanjo wrote, “It is the victory of good over evil and it is not a victory for you and the people of America alone, but a victory for most people of the world, majority of whom watch helplessly as the world that had been steadily and painstakingly built since the end of the Second World War was being pulled down.

“Not that the world was perfect and equitable, but it was reasonably predictable with some measure of the rule of law and respect for international agreements and treaties.

“President-Elect Joe Biden must restore confidence in the role of America as the largest economy in the world which has very significant responsibility for the peace, security, stability and progress of the world.

“I felicitate with Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris as the first female Vice-President of the U.S. We in Africa are proud of her success.”

Major international and US-based TV networks, including CNN, NBC News, CBS News, BBC and Al Jazeera, amongst others, called the race in Biden’s favour, after projecting he had won the decisive state of Pennsylvania.

They reported that Biden beat Trump with a projected 284 electoral college votes to emerge the 46th president of the United States.

Biden, 77, is the oldest candidate ever elected to the White House.

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