US Polls: Saraki, Wike, Others Hail Trump …Victory, Divine – PDP

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has congratulated the President-elect of United States of America, Donald Trump, even as he looks forward to continued good working relationship between Nigeria and the United States.
In a congratulatory message to Trump, Saraki said his victory was remarkable, recalling that he persevered through a very challenging Republican primary election cycle, where he defeated 16 professional and well-organized candidates.
“While many career politicians tried to write off Trump’s candidacy as a long shot, he stuck to his positions and controlled the daily media messaging like no other candidate in the history of American Presidential campaigns.
“I look forward to working with President-elect, Trump, to continue the strong US-Nigeria relationship and to address our mutual interest in defeating global terror networks, rooting out corruption and strengthening the institutions of governance”, Saraki said.
Saraki also noted that Trump’s years of being a private sector leader can be invaluable to Nigeria as both countries work to restructure and diversify their economy, adding that it is important for the private sector in Nigeria to have a larger role in expanding the economic base, creating jobs and fostering entrepreneurship.
“In these areas, I am sure he will be able to serve as a strong partner. It is my hope and prayer that the United States can move beyond this election and heal the divisions that divide that great nation. Trump has an opportunity to be a unifying force and I believe his humble acceptance speech was a great beginning”, he said.
In a similar development, the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, through a statement issued by his Media Assistant, Uche Anichukwu, urged emerging democracies to emulate the United States of America.
“Mr. Trump has rightly described the election as historic. But it is not only historic for the US, but also for the world. It is an important reminder to the entire world of the true meaning and essence of democracy as government of the people.
“I urge him to work for democracy, global peace and prosperity because the peace and prosperity of America is intrinsic in that of the entire world. In particular, I urge better bilateral deals for Nigeria by the incoming Donald Trump presidency.
“I have no doubt that the people of Nigeria and indeed the Peoples Democratic Party are willing and ready to work with the incoming U.S government for the good of both nations”, he said.
In the same vein, the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has described the election of Donald Trump in Tuesday’s United States presidential polls as victory of the people over the forces of propaganda and lies.
In a statement, Special Assistant to the Governor on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, said Wike stated this when he addressed journalists in Port Harcourt on Wednesday.
The governor said that despite the “concocted opinion polls thrown at the people daily by the mainstream media’’, the people stood by their beliefs and convictions.
According to him, the emergence of Trump indicated that the power of the people will always triumph over the forces of propaganda and manipulation.
Wike said that the people of Rivers could easily relate with Trump’s victory because over the last two years, they had been objects of negative false propaganda.
This, he said, did not deter them from standing on their ground to vote for PDP.
He urged the media to redefine its mode of operations to report the reality on ground instead of attempting to promote vested interests through the publication and broadcast of false propaganda.
Wike congratulated the in-coming US president, wishing him a successful term in office.
Trump, who ran on the platform of the Republican Party, will become the 45th president after a surprise victory over his Democratic rival, Hilary Clinton.
The election was preceded by media forecasts and polls that favoured Clinton, a former first lady and US Secretary of State.

Nneka Amaechi-Nnadi, Abuja