
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has joined several others to pour birthday tributes to the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the occasion of his 69th birthday.
Buhari in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said Tinubu is a man whose influence has resonated both within the country and outside as well.
The statement titled President Buhari greets Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on 69th birthday, 12th colloquim,’ read:
“President Muhammadu Buhari joins the governing party, All Progressives Congress, and its teeming members in congratulating Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on his 69th birthday, March 29, 2021, sharing the joyous occasion with the former two-term governor of Lagos State, whose acumen and influence continue to resonate round the country and beyond.
“The President rejoices with the ‘patriot and statesman’ on the 12th colloquium, an intellectual gathering to commemorate his birthday, that had over the years turned into a veritable opportunity for discussing topical national issues, and harnessing ideas that will move the nation forward.”