IPNEWS – More and more congratulatory messages continue to pour in for President-elect Ambassador Joseph Nyuma Boakai for his triumph in the November 14, 2023 Presidential Runoff Election, which he won against President George Manneh Weah.
According to the National Elections Commission (NEC), of the 1,634,183 Liberians who voted in the Runoff Election, former Vice President Boakai got 814,481 votes, while President George Manneh Weah obtained 793,914 votes.
The Sierra Leonean President had posted his congratulatory message to his X (former Twitter) page. In his congratulatory message to President-elect Boakai, President Julius Maada Bio of neighboring Sierra Leone disclosed that he had called the President-elect and had a “fruitful conversation” with him.
“I had a fruitful conversation with President-Elect Joseph Nyumah Boakai during our call to extend my congratulations on behalf of the Government and people of Sierra Leone on his victory at the recently concluded polls in the Republic of #Liberia. As neighbours and friends, #SierraLeone looks forward to strengthening the existing bonds of friendship and cooperation between our two nations. Together, we will continue to work towards enhancing regional stability, economic growth, and the overall well-being of our citizens. I also commend President George Weah for his statesmanlike acceptance of the election result and commitment towards peace, stability and the advancement of democracy in Liberia, West Africa and Africa at large.”
President-elect Boakai has had a very long-standing personal relationship with Sierra Leone, which is just a stone’s throw or a look over the border from his birth village of Wonsongar in Foya District, Lofa County.
Ambassador Boakai obtained some of his primary and high school in Sierra Leone before graduating from the College of West Africa in Monrovia.
