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…as Osinbajo, Aisha, governors, others felicitate with president
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday expressed delight over his improved health condition as he clocked 75 years.
Recall that President Buhari had earlier in the year spent over six months at a London hospital treating an undisclosed ailment.
To mark his 75th birthday, top government officials including Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, his wife, Aisha and some state governors felicitated with him in the presidential villa.
Five giant cakes were seen on the table as the President was surrounded by his wife, Osinbajo, the governors and other top government officials.
The governors included Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna); Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano); Yahaya Bello (Kogi); Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun); Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo); Rauf Aregbesola (Osun) and Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara) among others.
The Secretary to the Government, Boss Mustapha, was also present.
Osinbajo later on his Twitter handle, @ProfOsinbajo, on Sunday, described President Buhari as a dependable leader.
Osinbajo said Buhari’s commitment continued to serve as an example to him.
“To a dependable leader, your commitment to Nigeria continues to serve as an example to me and our nation, Happy Birthday, Boss!
Happy Birthday President Muhammadu Buhari!” he wrote.
His aides were not left out in the celebration as they presented him with a birthday card.
The Chief of Staff to the president, Abba Kyari and the Permanent Secretary in the State House, Jalal Arabi, led the presidential aides to present a giant birthday card to him.
Others who joined Kyari and the permanent secretary included State Chief of Protocol, Abdullahi Kazaure; Special Adviser to the president on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina; Senior Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu; Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs, Abba Sarki; Personal Assistant to the president, Tunde Sabiu; the president’s personal photographer, Bayo Omoboriowo and the president’s security aides.
The nation’s service chiefs also joined in the celebration. They included the Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonishakin; Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok Ibas, and the Chief of Air Staff, Sadique Abubakar.
Buhari’s grandchildren also joined to celebrate him.
One of them, a girl, presented him with a card with the inscription, “We love you granddad. Love from Baby See & Ayush.”
The usual military parade by men of the Presidential Guards Brigade that characterised Buhari’s two previous birthdays since he assumed office in 2015 however did not take place.