The leadership of the National Assembly has congratulated the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on his 60th birthday anniversary.
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Yabuku Dogara, on Tuesday felicitated with Osinbajo.
Saraki in a statement, signed by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, also wished the Acting President good health, great wisdom and enduring grace to to serve the nation and humanity.
“On behalf of all members of the 8th Senate of the Federal Republic, I wish our Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, a happy birthday as he turns 60 on Wednesday, March 8, 2017,” Saraki said.
He added: “We pray to Almighty God to continue to give you good health, great wisdom and enduring grace to serve the nation, in particular, and humanity, in general, for many more years.”
Dogara also eulogised Osinbajo, for demonstrating exceptional capacity, humility and patriotism in handling the affairs of state.
In a congratulatory message to Osinbajo, Dogara commended the acting president for exhibiting abiding faith and commitment to the ideals of democracy and rule of law.
He noted that since his emergence as the Vice President and chairman of the country’s Economic Council, the acting president had not left any one in doubt in his capacity to handle matters of national interest, development and progress.
He commended Osinbajo’s disposition towards building national peace, unity and stability of Nigeria which he had always manifested while carrying out his duties.
Dogara wished his Excellency a happy birthday celebration, and prayed that God Almighty will continue to keep him in good health.
Also the Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has felicitated with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the occasion of his 60th birthday, describing him as an epitome of loyalty and modesty.
The governor, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy, Mr. Yomi Layinka, said the Vice President’s intellectual disposition to governance as well as his passion for the well-being of Nigerians was worthy of emulation.
`Vice President has, since assumption of office, demonstrated his readiness to work assiduously with President Muhammadu Buhari in ensuring the socio-economic transformation of Nigeria through well-thought-out policies and programmes.
`His unflinching support for the president’s anti-corruption fight has also helped in sanitizing the polity and ensuring judicious utilization of the available resources for the betterment of the generality of Nigerians,’’ he said.
Ajimobi also commended his several visits to the Niger Delta region and constant dialogues with the militants which, he said, had led to the restoration of peace to the restive region and the attendant rise in oil exploration activities and improvement in the nation’s economy.
`Even though President Buhari is away in the United Kingdom on vacation, Prof. Osinbajo has risen to the occasion, while still maintaining regular contact with his boss in the running of the nation’s affairs,’’ the governor said.
While congratulating the Vice President on joining the sexagenarian club, Ajimobi urged him not to rest on his laurel but to continue joining forces with the President in entrenching an egalitarian society that would be the pride of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).