Tinubu fires message to first elected female president of Mexico

President Bola Tinubu has extended his congratulations to Ms. Claudia Sheinbaum on her historic election as the first female President of the United Mexican States (Mexico).

This is contained in a statement issued by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale on Wednesday.

Sheinbaum won the Mexican presidential election by a landslide, becoming the first female President in the country since its independence in 1821.

President Tinubu stated that the election of President-elect Sheinbaum accented the voices of women in government, shattered political glass ceiling, and 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.

On behalf of the government and people of Nigeria, the President congratulated the people of Mexico and called for the strengthening of bilateral ties between both nations across areas of mutual interest.