Former President Goodluck Jonathan; President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio; spouse of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; the Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; Deputy Senate President, Senator Jubrin Barau; President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State; Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah; and Deputy Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, have congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the event of his 74th birthday.
The felicitations got here as Abia State Governor, Mr. Alex Otti, has joined the opposite 4 governors of the South-east to again Tinubu’s re-election, declaring on Saturday that he wouldn’t oppose the president’s candidacy in 2027, regardless of belonging to the opposition Labour Get together (LP).
President Tinubu, who was born on March 29, 1952, turned 74 Sunday and has continued to obtain tributes from outstanding Nigerians throughout the nation.
Jonathan, in a goodwill message he personally signed, prolonged his warmest congratulations and heartfelt goodwill to President Tinubu.
Within the message which was launched by the pinnacle of the previous President’s media workplace, Mr. Ikechukwu Eze, Jonathan additionally used the chance to wish for peace and a brighter future for Nigeria.
The previous president stated: “Milestones akin to this provide a second not just for celebration, but additionally for reflection on a life devoted to service, management, and
the pursuit of nationwide progress.
“As you mark this special occasion, I pray that God grants you continued power, knowledge, and lengthy life in good well being to hold ahead the duties of management and the aspirations of our nice nation. Might your years forward be crammed with peace, readability of function,
and success in all of your endeavours,” Jonathan added.
On his half, Akpabio, in his message, declared that the daring {economic} and governance reforms initiated by President Tinubu had been already starting to yield tangible dividends, expressing optimism that the nation was on the trail to sustained restoration and development.
He extolled Tinubu’s management qualities and reaffirmed the dedication of the Nationwide Meeting to help the administration’s reform agenda.
In his assertion, the Senate President described Tinubu as “an audacious and visionary chief” whose dedication to reposition Nigeria on a path of transformation stays unwavering.”
Additionally, in a congratulatory message issued on Saturday, Mrs. Tinubu prayed for the president’s good well being because the celebrant leads Nigeria to better prosperity and alternative.
The First Girl additionally professed her love for the President saying “I really like you and I’m so happy with you.”
Within the birthday message, she acknowledged, inter alia: “To God be all of the glory for the reward of life and yet one more birthday anniversary.
“I have fun you and I pray God provides you divine well being, power, pleasure and peace as you’re taking Nigeria to her Eldorado of nice wealth and alternatives.
“Akanbi, omo olodo ide.
“I really like you and I’m so happy with you.”
President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Dangote, recommended President Tinubu for holding the reins of management, and constructing a legacy that’s exemplified by his grit, focus and unflinching dedication to Nigeria and its inhabitants.
In a press release he personally signed, he stated: “Asiwaju, yours has been a lifetime of proving ‘nay-sayers’ incorrect and your story is symbolic of the hope and aspirations that you’ve for Nigeria. The nation appears as much as you for course and function, and also you haven’t failed on both depend by demonstrating boldness in your decisiveness, when most would have prevaricate and wilted out of a scarcity of conviction and being overwhelmed by the stage.”
Dangote prayed that Almighty Allah will grant Tinubu continued good well being, increased knowledge, and imbue him with contemporary zeal that can allow him to persist in his patriotic quest to create the Nigeria all residents and geneations unborn will be happy with.
In the same birthday assertion issued on Saturday in Abeokuta, Governor Abiodun lauded the President’s in depth expertise in each the enterprise and political spheres, emphasizing that his ardour, imaginative and prescient, and dedication to service had been evident in his administration’s insurance policies and course. He additionally highlighted Tinubu’s legacy as a pro-democracy determine, describing him as one of many key actors who fought for the restoration of democratic rule in Nigeria.
Equally, Enugu State Governor, Dr. Mbah, paid a glowing tribute to President Tinubu, describing him as a visionary and brave chief whose love for the nation has been demonstrated past any shred of doubt.
He stated that at 74, Tinubu’s life’s journey has continued to face as a testomony to a permanent dedication to the event of Nigeria, whereas his management continues to mirror resilience and a daring dedication to reform, inclusivity, and nationwide renewal.
An announcement issued by his media aide, Uche Anichukwu, quoted Mbah as recalling that the president had all the time risen to the event on the hardest occasions within the nation’s historical past, recalling additionally his days within the trenches to revive democratic rule and his powerful selections to rescue and reboot the nation’s financial system.
In a congratulatory message issued by his Particular Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, the Speaker of Home of Representatives, Abbas described the president as a pro-democracy determine, seasoned public administrator and freedom fighter who had made vital contributions to Nigeria’s democratic journey.
He stated Tinubu had constructed a robust community of progressive Nigerians dedicated to the imaginative and prescient of a greater nation and collective nationwide pleasure.
Equally, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau, eulogised President Tinubu, praying that Almighty God grant him sound well being and lengthy life to attain his aspiration to show Nigeria right into a land of prosperity.
In a press release by his Particular Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, Barau expressed optimism that Nigerians would overwhelmingly vote for President Tinubu on January 16, 2027, in the course of the presidential election, to proceed his reforms and infrastructural improvement for the nation’s progress and prosperity.
He urged all residents to proceed praying for the nation and to supply their full help to President Tinubu, emphasising that the president has the nation’s greatest pursuits at coronary heart.
In the identical vein, the Deputy Speaker of the Home, Kalu, praised Tinubu’s management, describing it as visionary and impactful.
In a message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogwu, Kalu stated the President’s tenure has helped form Nigeria’s trajectory and positioned the nation for better progress.
He recommended Tinubu’s dedication to nationwide improvement and his {economic} insurance policies below the Renewed Hope Agenda.
Labour’s Alex Otti: I Gained’t Oppose Tinubu’s Candidacy in 2027
In the meantime, Governor Otti of Abia State has joined the opposite 4 governors of the South-east to again Tinubu’s re-election.
Nonetheless, whereas describing Otti’s provide as a poisoned chalice, the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suggested Tinubu to not have something to do with the governor’s promised help.
Of the 5 states within the South-east, Imo, Ebonyi, and Enugu are below the management of Tinubu’s APC. In distinction, Anambra and Abia are managed by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the LP, respectively.
Nonetheless, Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, final week declared his help for Tinubu’s re-election within the 2027 normal election, stating that APGA wouldn’t area any presidential candidate in 2027.
Equally, Otti unveiled his help for Tinubu’s re-election on Friday night time in the course of the March version of his month-to-month media chat whereas clarifying a press release credited to the member representing Isiala Ngwa North/Isiala Ngwa South Federal Constituency of the state, Hon. Ginger Onwusibe, to the impact that LP would help President Tinubu’s re-election.
Talking on the unveiling of “Challenge Swap on Bende” in Lohum Umuimenyi, Bende LGA of the state, penultimate week, Onwusibe had acknowledged that Governor Otti wouldn’t stand in opposition to Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
Requested if what the federal lawmaker stated mirrored his views, Governor Otti answered within the affirmative.
“The honourable member (Ginger Onwusibe) spoke in Bende, and what he stated is right. I’m not ready to oppose the candidacy of the President. I’m not operating for President. So, why would I oppose his presidency?” Otti queried.
“I’m additionally in search of a second time period,” Otti continued, asking rhetorically: “So would it not be acceptable for me to rationalise my reply and say that any person else mustn’t have this?”
He stated his resolution had nothing to do with collaborating with any celebration however known as the transfer “a pure factor,” as he was serving in the identical administration with President Tinubu.
He accused some politicians of heating the polity by creating divisions whereas pursuing their egocentric ambition below the guise of the opposition.
“Typically folks, once they wish to declare opposition, they attempt to warmth the system by creating of their creativeness issues that don’t exist.
“As soon as you might be in a government- whether or not it’s on the federal, sub-national, and native authorities degree, I’ve all the time stated that it’s in precept the identical authorities,” the governor stated.
In the meantime, the Abia State APC has suggested Tinubu to not have something to do with Otti’s promised help.
Describing the Labour Get together’s provide as a poisoned chalice, the APC, in responding to Onwusibe, contended that Otti was in search of political survival.
In a press release issued in Umuahia, the state Publicity Secretary of APC, Chief Uche Aguoru, acknowledged: “This sudden declaration of help is nothing greater than a determined and misleading tactic aimed toward political survival.
Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha, Sunday Aborisade and Boniface Okoro
Times Nigeria