 The United States has congratulated President-elect Bola Tinibu on his victory in an election that has been disrupted by political parties, State Departments by opposition parties, now State Departments spokesperson Ned Prince congratulated the people and all political leaders. Prince said the election represented a new period for Nigerian politics and democracy. The United States congratulates the people of Nigeria, President-elect Tinibu and all political leaders following the Declaration by Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission or INEC on the results of the February 25th presidential election. This competitive election represents a new period for Nigerian politics and democracy. Each of the top three candidates was the leading vote-getter in 12 states, a remarkable first in Nigeria's modern political era, reflecting the diversity of views that characterize the campaign and the wishes of Nigeria's voters. We understand that many Nigerians and some of the parties have expressed frustrations about the manner in which the process was conducted and the shortcomings of technical elements that were used for the first time in a presidential election cycle in Nigeria. Nigerians are clearly within their rights to have such concerns and should have high expectations for their electoral processes. We join other international observers in urging INEC to improve in the areas that need the most attention ahead of the March 11th gubernatorial elections. There are well establishments. We know with concern, reports that numerous members of the media were attacked during the course of the election and we urge the government, security forces, political actors and all citizens to respect the media's critical role by refraining from any damaging acts against them and ensuring accountability for such acts when they do occur.