Nigerians react to Biden’s victory

DELUGE of reactions has continued to trailed the emergence of Democrat Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States of America.
This is following the keenly contested election between Biden and the Republican candidate who also doubles as the incumbent president of America, Donald Trump

Major international and US-based TV networks projected on Saturday that Biden won the US presidency over Donald Trump, a victory sealed after the Democrat claimed several key battleground states won by the Republican incumbent in 2016.

Both Biden and Trump have huge supporters’ camps in Nigeria. The incumbent, who acknowledged some of his Nigerian supporters last week, described their solidarity as an honour.

The supporters of both candidates have since taken to the social media to express their views on the reported victory of the democrats in the election.

Former Nigerian Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, who had demonstrated staunch support for Trump through his various tweets, said it was not over yet until the Supreme Court decided.

The former minister wrote, “As expected the International News Networks have declared Joe Biden the winner of the election. Let us see what the Supreme Court will say. If the election is not overturned I wish Joe well. If it is overturned I wish Donald Trump well. Let us see where it ends!”

Fani-Kayode has touted Trump as Godsend on the American political space.
Broadcaster, Funmi Iyanda, also tweeted, “I do feel emotional about the end of Trump presidency. America casts a large shadow over the rest of the world.

“When that shadow is overwhelmingly laced with hatred, ignorance and repression as it was in the past 4 years, it emboldens copycats despots and idiots everywhere.”

Meanwhile, the reported victory of Biden has sparked unprecedented excitement within his fans’ camp in Nigeria.

Popular broadcaster, Dele Momodu, wrote, “All dictators have their terminal dates. Today is a good day for Democracy. Congratulations President-elect Joseph R. Biden and Vice Presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris.

Also, former Nigerian Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, tweeted, “I congratulate Joe Biden on his well-deserved victory at the November 3, 2020, US elections, and look forward to the age-long collaboration of our two nations in the course of the advancement of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all peoples.”

In her own reaction Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, a resident of America and social media influencer took a swipe at Trump and berated his reign as American president by calling it a “nightmare”.

She wrote on her Facebook timeline, “Joseph R.Biden Jr. President-Elect. Victory is sweet!!! Integrity is back, normalcy is back, decency is back.
Four years! Four long years!!
Four years of quotidian lies
Four long years; Americans waited to end this nightmare.
I’m happy I voted to end this nightmare. So long! Now Donald, go and seek asylum in Turkey”