President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Tanzania’s newly sworn-in President, Samia Suluhu Hassan.
The New Diplomat had reported that she succeeded John Pombe Magufuli at an inauguration ceremony in Capital Dar es Salaam on Friday. Her immediate predecessor had died of heart-related ailment, Wednesday.
In a message to Tanzania’s first ever female president and Africa’s third, Buhari urged her to unite the nation and lead the country in a good direction.
Buhari’s congratulatory message was contained in statement released by Mr Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Friday.
Buhari expressed his desire to work with her to advance issues of common African and global interests.
