TINUBU CONGRATULATES CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM ON ELECTION AS MEXICO’S FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT

• Claudia Sheinbaum is the first woman to be elected as the president of Mexico.
• She is a climate scientist and academic who won the 2024 Mexican general election as a candidate for a left-wing political party.

President Bola Tinubu extends his congratulations to Her Excellency, Ms. Claudia Sheinbaum on her historic election as the first female President of the United Mexican States (Mexico).

Ms. Sheinbaum won the Mexican presidential election by a landslide, becoming the first female President in the country since its independence in 1821.

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President Tinubu states that the election of President-elect Sheinbaum accents the voices of women in government, shatters political glass ceiling, and sends a reverberating message across the world that women must not only be participants but principal architects in shaping and implementing decisions affecting the lives of many.

On behalf of the government and people of Nigeria, the President congratulates the people of Mexico and calls for the strengthening of bilateral ties between both nations across areas of mutual interest. -Chief Ajuri Ngelale

Claudia Sheinbaum is the first woman to be elected as the president of Mexico . She is a climate scientist and academic who won the 2024 Mexican general election as a candidate for a left-wing political party . Sheinbaum previously served as the mayor of Mexico City before being elected president . As the newly elected president, she faces challenges such as cartel violence, a divided country and financial issues in the social programs.