Buhari at 77: Northern governors congratulate president
- The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) send a congratulatory birthday message to President Muhammadu Buhari
- The chairman of the forum, Governor Lalong of Plateau says Buhari has demonstrated unparalleled leadership skills, patriotism, integrity and courage in bringing change to Nigeria
- Lalong notes that the future of Nigeria is secured with the honest and transparent leadership of President Buhari
The Northern States Governors Forum has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari as he marks his 77th birthday on Tuesday, December 17.
The forum in a congratulatory message by its chairman and governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, said President Buhari had demonstrated unparalleled leadership skills, patriotism, integrity and courage in bringing change to Nigeria, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
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"The revival of the economy, industries, railways, agriculture and other sectors by the change government under your leadership has brought back confidence to the nation.
“You are putting the economy on the path of productivity and self-sufficiency,” Lalong said in a statement by his director of press and public affairs, Simon Macham.
He said that the future of Nigeria is secured with the honest and transparent leadership of President Buhari.
The forum said Buhari’s achievements in the fight against corruption meant that the world would continue to give the country its rightful place in the comity of nations.
It assured the president of renewed loyalty and cooperation of northern governors to his administration, assuring him of their prayers, support and goodwill as he leads the nation to the next level.
The governors wished the president long life, good health, God’s protection
In a similar news report, Delta state governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari as he turns 77.
In a statement sent to journalists by his spokesman, Olisa Ifeajika, on Monday, December 16, the governor described the septuagenarian Nigerian leader as “a man committed to better the lots of Nigerians.”
He said that Buhari’s leadership had begun to pay off as Nigeria was getting better in some sectors, especially agriculture, as food imports had reduced considerably.
Meanwhile, President Buhari would append his signature to the 2023 appropriation bill on Tuesday, December 17, in Aso Villa.
Vanguard reports that the appropriation bill was transmitted to the president for his assent last week
Legit.ng gathered that Buhari had on October 8, presented the budget estimate to the joint session of the National Assembly.
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The Senate president, Ahmed Lawan, had promised that the lawmakers would pass the budget before the end of the year in order to revert the nation’s back to the January to December budget cycle.
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