President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former president, Olusegun Obasanjo in anticipation of the latter’s 79th birthday tomorrow, March 5, 2016.
Buhari extended his congratulations via a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
The statement reads in part:
“President Buhari believes that Chief Obasanjo’s place in global history is assured for successfully handing over power to a civilian government in 1979 after serving as a military Head of State, and returning to power in 1999 through elections to stabilize the polity, during which he most remarkably negotiated a debt relief for Nigeria.”
“The President warmly commends Chief Obasanjo’s vision and commitment to the growth of Nigeria and Africa, which translated into a historical growth rate of 6 percent for the Nigerian economy after a long period of slow growth, and also created a rippling effect that buoyed other African economies.”
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