President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has celebrated the former Vice president Atiku Abubakar on 78th birthday.
The President on Tuesday, expressed his sentiments in his goodwill message to Atiku, who just turn 78 years, extended his best wishes to the Waziri Adamawa, whom he beat to the second position in the February 25 2023 presidential election, where Atiku contested as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Conveying his sentiments through Sunday Dare, presidential spokesman, Tinubu, had recorgnised Atiku as “an active player in Nigeria’s democratic process since the return to civilian rule in 1999,” adding that both of them had actually shared some memorable experiences in the field of politics and in nation-building.
“The President recalls many special moments shared with Wazirin Adamawa as founding members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), united in the mission to build a better future for Nigerians, as well as their engagement as political opponents in the last presidential election.
“President Tinubu recognises Atiku’s commitment to public service and philanthropy, and prays Almighty Allah to continue to grant him health and happiness in the years ahead,” the statement, read.