There are indications that British and US leaders – Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden – are desirous of supporting President Bola Tinubu.
A number of the Western countries wrote on Monday to formally express their readiness to work with him, according to the Presidency.
The letters were presented to the president by special envoys and heads of missions of the countries shortly after his inauguration as the 16th President of Nigeria.
This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja by the president’s media officer, Tunde Rahman.
While congratulating the newly sworn-in president, the new UK High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, officially handed over the goodwill letters from British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, King Charles and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.
The US delegation led by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia L. Fudge, just as her South Korean counterpart, also paid a courtesy call on Tinubu and had a brief bilateral discussion with him.
While delivering the letter of invitation from South Korean, President Yoon Suk Yeol for Tinubu to visit his country, the delegation also sought increase relations between the two countries.
A special envoy of the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida equally paid a call on President Tinubu and extended a hand of support and fellowship.
In the same vein, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a delegation which met with Tinubu and expressed willingness to work with the country in the area of fin-tech.
Other delegation who met with Tinubu included representatives from Brazil, Somali, Cape Verde and Nicaragua.
