Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sent a message of condolence to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu over the death of previous Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.Buhari, who served as Nigerian president from 2015 to 2023, died on July 13 in London at the age of 82.
On behalf of the Chinese federal government and people, Xi revealed deep condolences and extended genuine compassion to the family of Buhari, and the Nigerian federal government and people.Xi kept in mind that Buhari was an essential leader of Nigeria, stating that he devoted himself to exploring a development path matched to his countrys nationwide conditions, made outstanding contributions to nationwide unity and development, and was extremely respected in the international community.Buhari steadfastly upheld relationship with China, actively promoted the Nigeria-China friendship and China-Africa cooperation, Xi stated, including that his passing represents a tremendous loss to the Nigerian individuals and the loss of a dear buddy to the Chinese people.China extremely values the advancement of its relations with Nigeria and is willing to deal with the Nigerian side to regularly move forward the bilateral comprehensive tactical collaboration, Xi said.(With input from Xinhua)