President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted the pioneer National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande on his 84th birthday, describing him as a true statesman and a man of the masses.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu stated this in a Monday statement.
“In the message to commemorate the occasion, the President pays homage to the sacrifices of one of the champions of the nation’s democratic struggle, a man he says rose from humble beginnings to occupy the party’s highest constitutional position through hard work and discipline,” the statement read in part.
President Buhari was quoted as saying that Akande would continue “to bask in the sun as a true statesman and a symbol of sacrifice, bravery and moral integrity.”
“He wishes him many more years of service to the Party and the nation,” the presidential statement further read.
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