Lawan, Gbajabiamila, Ngige, others hail Buhari at 79
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; Deputy Speaker, Ahmad Wase; Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige and Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, have hailed the President, Muhammadu Buhari on his 79th birthday.
Lawan acknowledged Buhari’s “purposeful leadership, vision, courage and steadfastness in the pursuit of the right cause and common good” in a statement issued on Thursday by his Special Adviser (Media), Ola Awoniyi, titled, “Senate President greets Buhari at 79”.
In a separate statement, Gbajabiamila said the president has done great things for Nigeria since he came into power in 2015, noting that such a man should be celebrated by all well meaning Nigerians on his birthday.
Similarly, Wase, in a congratulatory message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Umar Puma, titled, “Wase celebrates president Buhari at 79”, said the president deserved to be judged fairly based on his track record in the last six years.
“The Deputy Speaker described Buhari as “a patriotic and compassionate leader whose love for the nation and achievements would stand him out on the annals of Nigeria’s history”.
Ngige also paid glowing tribute to the president on his birthday.
he described him as “a hero who met Nigeria at the crossroads of socio-economic challenges and has already left footprints on the sand of time”.
In a statement on Thursday by his media office in Abuja, Ngige described the president as “a colossus, who upon crossing the Rubicon in 2015, retrieved Nigeria from a threatening morass and set her on a fruitful march of socio-economic and political recovery”.
Also, Sanwo-Olu congratulated the president on his birthday.
Sanwo-Olu, in a message issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, described Buhari as a leader who has sacrificed much for Nigeria.
He said, “On behalf of my family, the government and the people of Lagos State, i congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari on the occasion of his 79th birthday. You have sacrificed the greater part of your life in service of our dear country”.
“You have contributed immensely to the unity, growth and development of Nigeria right from your youthful age till date, having served in different capacities as Minister of Petroleum Resources, Head of State and currently President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
