Joe Biden’s victory was made possible by huge African support. – BATS-V stakeholder, Olafioye.
– Steve Ovirih.
A ray of hope for a Bola Tinubu Presidency has been made brighter by the victory of President Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States ( POTUS), a stakeholder and Director General of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Solidarity Vanguard (BATS-V) , Dr. Salewa Olafioye has said. While congratulating the newly inaugurated US President, Joe Biden and his Vice, Kamala Harris, Dr. Olafioye, a former United Nations Consultant and residence of Michigan, United States said Joe Biden had the overwhelming support of Afro Americans and the majority votes of Africans resident in the United States.
In a statement which he personally signed, Salewa Olafioye said, ” our joy is that the candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu Solidarity Vanguard ( BATS-V) in The Diaspora worked for in the US polls won with overwhelming majority votes at the elections and at the electoral college , leading to his confirmation at The Capitol by the US Senate.
The Director General of BATS-V in The Diaspora, Dr. Olafioye noted that their Principal, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is more prominently positioned to emerge as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria come 2023 will work effectively with the Joe Biden administration, stressing that Asiwaju Tinubu is a Chicago trained Accountant of repute and a leading light of developmental politics in Nigeria, nay Africa. Olafioye noted with relief that the Biden Presidency has shown his passion for the growth of the continent of Africa and the people of Nigeria by appointing Nigerians into key positions in his cabinet and lifting travel ba imposed on Nigeria . ” The US President deemed it too revert the travel ban on Nigeria as one of the first assignment he executed in office . This gesture for America /Nigeria bilateral relationship is a step in the right direction.
“The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Solidarity Vanguard (BATS-V) worked hand in hand with the Joe Biden campaign team and the victory of Biden is soothing and reassuring for the Vanguard ahead of the Nigerian Presidential election in 2023,” Dr. Olafioye stressed.
The woman leader of BATS-V , Hon. Bola Obayan, commenting from her base in New York noted that the emergence of Kamala Harris as US Vice President is significant for women empowerment around the globe . She said her Vice Presidency will continue to encourage African women to be actively involved in popular political participation . Also commenting on the Joe Biden victory, the Chief Strategist of BATS-V, Titus Amadi said the Biden Presidency is urged to increase economic bilateral trade between USA and Africa.
In their respective opinion, other BATS-V stakeholders shared their view and expectations of the Joe Biden/ Kamala Harris Presidency. Prof. Tokunbo Onabanjo , BATS-V Media Director from Atlanta Georgia noted that the development of alternative energy source will be a strong area of mutual development between USA and Nigeria; Wale Kalejaye, BATS-V Region Director , Europe emphasised the need to have a Nigerian President with international appeal , stressing that every lover of development both in Nigeria and those in The Diaspora should begin to build a consensus round Asiwaju Bola Tinubu whose candidacy for the 2023 presidency in Nigeria has national and international appeal.
Dr. Abiola Osodi , Region Director of BATS-V for Canada , while congratulating President Joe Biden for his deserving victory , emphasised the need for food security for Africa. He charged the Biden Presidency to consider potential areas of interest to be explored for mutual growth of Africa in the life span of his budding administration of the number one Democracy in the globe.
On the Tinubu / Biden factor, Osodi said Nigeria under the leadership of Tinubu post 2023 will be in a pole position to form a stronger alliance and productive bilateral relationship with America.
