President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Claudia Sheinbaum on her historic election as Mexico’s first female President.
In a statement by Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale on Wednesday, Tinubu stated that the election of Sheinbaum has cemented the voices of women in government and broken the political glass ceiling.
The president said “Sheinabaum’s election had sent a reverberating message across the world that women must not only be participants but principal architects in shaping and implementing decisions affecting the lives of many.
The President congratulated the people of Mexico and calls for the strengthening of bilateral ties between the country and Nigeria across areas of mutual interest.
According to official results from the National Electoral Institute, the 61-year-old scientist and a former Mexico City mayor, won around 58-60 per cent of votes.
The institute said this was more than 30 percentage points ahead of her main opposition rival, Xochitl Galvez, who conceded defeat and over 50 percentage points ahead of the only man running, centrist Jorge Alvarez Maynez.