The outgoing Rwanda High Commissioner, Stanislas Kamanzi, said the successful completion of the 2023 elections by Nigeria is an affirmation of the fact that African nations can handle their destiny in a very peaceful way.

The High Commissioner said this weekend when he visited the State House, Abuja to bid farewell to President Muhammadu Buhari after completing eight-year diplomatic mission to Nigeria.

The envoy, who said he was happy for Nigeria for the way the elections went as it re-assured Africa, congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on being at the helm.

He said he was going back to his country with a high sense of fulfillment after his eight-year tenure, "having registered assurances that Nigeria is a friendly country" and in the full expectation that his successor will build on his work here.

President Buhari congratulated the outgoing diplomat on his very successful tour of duty and spoke about a range of issues and the substantial progress made in the Nigeria-Rwanda relationship over the past eight years.

The president and the high commissioner discussed bilateral accomplishments in the area of aviation, with Rwanda Airline operating eight weekly flights to Lagos and five to Abuja and the progress towards a Nigeria-Rwanda Joint Commission, which has been signed and billed to be inaugurated soon.

President Buhari noted the uncommon coincidence of the High Commissioner and himself coming in eight years ago and leaving at about the same time.