You’re Best Contributor To Sustenance Of Democracy, Alao Celebrates Tinubu @ 71
Wednesday March 29, 2023
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Engineer Oyedele Hakeem Alao, has said history of democracy in the country would not be complete without special mention of the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the best contributor to its sustenance.
Alao, in a congratulatory message, to the former governor of Lagos State, in commemoration of his 71st birthday, described the President-elect as a dogged fighter for democracy who has paid his dues in fighting the course of the weak and making Nigeria a better place for all.
Also Read: President-Elect Asíwájú Tinubu Calls For Prayers, Thanksgiving To Mark 71st Birthday Monday March 27, 2023 To mark his 71st birthday, President-elect Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that special prayers and thanksgiving service be held on Wednesday March 29, 2023, instead of the yearly birthday colloquium. The special prayers will be held in Lagos and in other parts of the country. A statement from his office on Monday indicated that for the main event in Lagos special prayers will be offered at the Central Mosque in each of the five divisions in the state including the Central Mosque, Alausa, Ikeja. During the prayer sessions, special prayers will be offered for the peace, unity and progress of Nigeria. Also to receive prayers among others are President Muhammadu Buhari and First Lady Aisha Buhari, President-elect Tinubu and his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Vice President-elect Senator Kashim Shettima and Hajia Nana Shettima, Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu, other state governors as well as members of National and State Houses of Assembly. According to an announcement by the organisers of the prayer sessions issued by Imam Akeem Kosoko, the session at Alausa Central Mosque will begin at 10am on Wednesday and will include delivery of sermons and reading from the Holy Quran. This year will be the third in recent times the birthday colloquium will not hold in deference to developments in the country. In 2020, the 12th edition of the colloquium marking Asíwájú's 68th birthday was put off to empathize with those who lost their lives or affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. And last year, the birthday symposium was also called off by Asíwájú Tinubu right at the venue of the event when news emerged of the terror attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train in which several persons died and many others abducted. The Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos venue was already filled to capacity with dignitaries to celebrate the birthday when Asíwájú took to the podium to announce the cancellation of the event. The former Governor of Lagos had said it would not be proper for him as a statesman to be celebrating when such a tragedy had befallen the nation. “For me to be here celebrating, dancing and enjoying myself, does not speak of me as a senior citizen of this country. I asked that the cleric should rather engage in prayers. This event should not be holding," Tinubu had said on the occasion. This year, the president-elect said the date, which falls within the holy month of Ramadan, should be dedicated to prayers and seeking God's guidance for him and the country as he prepares to take the reins of leadership.
He said the emergence of Asiwaju Tinubu as president-elect was not unexpected but rather well deserved, stating that he built bridges across the country in his journey of life thereby reaping his generosity and friendliness to every Nigerian met on way.
The Asiwaju of Irokoland maintained that celebrating the 71st birthday of Tinubu as the president-elect is a unique opportunity as it would prepare him to take on the most important assignment of serving his dear fatherland as the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.
He added that Nigerians are blessed to have Asiwaju Tinubu as the next democratically elected president come May 29 with his development-focused and detribalised disposition towards governance, noting that every Nigerian would be proud of his achievements as he would replicate the feats he recorded in Lagos as governor all over the country.
Alao then prayed Allah to keep Asiwaju Tinubu in perfect health and grant him the wisdom and strength to achieve his desire for the country.
According to him, ‘I join teeming members of our party, APC; well wishers within the country and all over the world, to celebrate our indefatigable leader and President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on the occasion of his 71st birthday anniversary.
“I pray that the good Lord will grant him good health and many prosperous years in undiluted joy to continue to be a shinning light to his numerous mentees and Nigerians as a whole.”
