71st birthday: Asiwaju, an exceptional leader—Lawan

As the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu marked his 71st birthday anniversary on Wednesday, the Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan has described him as “an exceptional political leader who has impacted his time and space with great ideas, exemplary courage of conviction and astonishing capacity for purposeful leadership.”

In his congratulatory message to felicitate with Tinubu on the auspicious occasion, Lawan added that the President-elect is not just a quintessential politician, but also a philanthropist who has impacted many lives in no small measures.

He said: “The benevolence of Allah has strengthened these qualities in him and taken him to the threshold of historic greatness as he prepares to assume the leadership of our great country from May 29, 2023, In Shaa Allah.

“Asiwaju’s impending inauguration as the next President of Nigeria is not by happenstance. It is the result of sheer doggedness, hard work and consistency in the pursuit of beliefs and set goals.

“Asiwaju Tinubu is not just a quintessential politician but also a philanthropist who has impacted many lives in no small measures.

“Asiwaju’s recent clarion call to Nigerians, after his well-deserved victory at the polls, for healing and reconciliation, exemplifies his magnanimity of spirit, love for peace and an unbending belief that every Nigerian, no matter their political persuasion, has a role to play for the unity and progress of Nigeria.

“I pray Allah to imbue him with wisdom to take our dear nation to a greater height.”