Yahaya Idris, Abuja.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with former President Goodluck Jonathan on his 63rd birthday, declaring that he was a life of service that had brought honour and goodwill to the country.

Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, quoted Buhari as noting with appreciation, the peculiar and remarkable climb of the former president on Nigeria’s political ladder.

The president also noted with delight Jonathan’s dedication that had kept him working most recently as ECOWAS envoy to bring peace to the Republic of Mali.

Buhari prayed that the almighty God would grant Jonathan longer life, good health and more wisdom to keep serving the nation and humanity.

Jonathan, Buhari’s immediate predecessor, clocks 63 on Friday, November 20, 2020.

President Muhammadu Buhari

Before he became President in 2010, Jonathan had served as Vice President to his predecessor, President Umar Yar’adua, succeeding him after his death on May 5, 2010.

Until his nomination as Yar’adua’s running mate for the 2007 presidential contest, Jonathan had served as Governor of Bayelsa, after he succeeded his impeached boss, the late Diepreye Alamieyesiegha. (NAN)

The immediate past Governor of Nasarawa State and Senator representing Nasarawa South Senatorial District, Umaru Tanko Almakura has clocked 67years on his sojourn on this earth.

Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi took time to underscore the Senator’s contributions to the development of the state and the country at large.

A press statement signed and issue by Chief Press Secretary, Jibrin Gwamna quotes the Speaker Balarabe Abdullahi, ascribed the Senator’s well-known slogan of ‘Architect of Modern Nasarawa State’ as enough evidence of his major contributions to the state.

Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi and former Governor, now Senator representing Nasarawa South Senatorial District, Umaru Tanko Al-makura

The Nasarawa State Number Three Citizen said the name Almakura is still very fresh in our memories and that his concrete contributions will forever remain indelible in the golden thumb of Nasarawa state history.

“There can never be enough time for whoever, no matter how closely in tune in the affairs of Distinguished Senator Tanko Almakura, to explain this unique character of a man, who is an enigma and whose achievements in the development of our dear state are yet unsurpassable”

“There is no doubt that the passion he has brought to bear in the service of the people of Nasarawa State is not only mind-buggling but almost an obsession.”

“To be honest with you, Almakura is a role model per excellence.
His multiferious achievements between 2011 to 2015 are legendary and were really what spurred me into contest for the state House of Assembly election in 2015”

“I was really impressed by his commitment, so I wanted to be part of his success story,” the speaker said.

Balarabe Abdullahi asserted that the current ruling APC in the country owed a lot to Almakura, as the APC, no doubt, is an offshoot that resulted in the sacrifices made by Senator Almakura and Nasarawa State.

Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi emphasized that Almakura was the main ace that gave space, surface and substance to the present APC to nurture itself from CPC to its present status in the country.

According to the speaker, Tanko Almakura emerged on the nation’s political fermament at a time when the country was on the threshold of rediscovering itself.

He maintained that history will judge Almakura rightly for that courageous part of a wonderful and patriotic roles he played in arresting the nation from imminent drift, in reenacting a fresh agitation for our collective political re engineering and the efforts he marshalled in stabilising our nascent democratic experience at then.

Speaker Balarabe Abdullahi

Speaker Balarabe Abdullahi felicitates with Senator Almakura at 67, wishing him more of good health, wisdom, protection as well as more rewarding years in service to humanity.

By Yahaya Idris, Lokoja.

The Executive Chairman, Kogi State Civil Service Commission, Barr. Muhammed Tanko Musa Osuku has been described as a competent, experienced and detribalised leader who over the years used his good office for the benefits of his people and humanity in general.

The Association of Kogi Concern Youth, AKCY, gave the commendation at his residence on F please friday in Lokoja, the state capital when they conferred him with an award of excellence in recognition of his tireless effort in all the office he has served.

The Award was presented to Him by Mr. Sumaila Sunday on behalf of the group, and said that Barr. Tanko remain a personality to reckoned with as far as Lokoja/Kogi federal constituency is concerned.

Speaking shortly after the event, Chairman Kogi State Civil Service Commission and who is also the recipient, Hon. Barr. Muhammed Tanko Musa Osuku thanked the youths for finding him worthy for the honored.

The legal luminary cum politician appreciated God for using the association within Lokoja/Kogi federal constituency to honored him over the services he has been rendering to his people and beyond.

He lauded the youth organization for their maturity, saying they did it in such away that they do not pretend about making show of it.

“I am very happy and overwhelmed that the group did not rigmarole, quibble or pretentiously present it”.

“They did this with all sense of humility looking at their pedigree of an enchantment of their standing in the society, they look at me as credible and of deserving this award. I want to say I am honored greatly and exceedingly thanked the good people of Kogi State particularly this association for the recognition”.

When asked by Radio Kogi Correspondent, Mr. Agbore Olawole whether the association must have notice one or two things before arriving at this juncture, Barr. Tanko said he has served the good people of Kogi, Koton-Karfe Local Government Area as Administrator for a period of four years pursuant the reappointment by His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello as Senior Special Assistant for LG & Chieftaincy for about 8 months and the Governor again find him worthy for yet another appointment the position he is occupy today as the Chairman Kogi State Civil Service Commission.

“It is very rear and difficult for one to see this type of progression, I believed the organizers may have gone into deep research, investigation and saw all these qualities in me as a person before giving me this award.

Barr. Tanko was a former Administrator of Kogi LG, a legal luminary hails from Osuku community in Kogi LG of the State.