The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi
Gbajabiamila, has hailed the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate,
Bola Tinubu, describing him as his “benefactor”.
The Speaker also said that he owed his political journey to
God through Tinubu, whom he said God used to uplift him and many others
politically and otherwise.
Gbajabiamila stated this on Saturday at a special prayer
session at the Ansar-Ud-Deen central Mosque, Wuse 2, Abuja, which was organised
in honour of the Speaker to mark his 60th birthday, according to a statement
issued by the Special Adviser to the Speaker on Media and Publicity, Lanre
Lasisi.
The statement was titled, ‘60th birthday: Continue to Serve
Nigeria, Says Buhari…Gbajabiamila Remains a Patriotic Nigerian – Tinubu’.
He said, “Let me first of all start by appreciating the
president through the COS. Let me also appreciate my benefactor. Many believe
that wherever you find yourself, all power belongs to Allah.
“But Allah doesn’t come down to give you power. He guides
and directs you. In doing so, He directed me to Asiwaju.
“He did it to me, and not just me, he did it to others too.
May the Almighty Allah continue to give you that very uncommon capacity.”
The Speaker expressed appreciation to his colleagues in the
House who have been supporting and cooperating with him to discharge his
responsibilities as first among equals.
On his part, Tinubu described the Speaker as a patriotic
Nigerian, who uses his position to enhance good governance. He said God had
made it possible for Gbajabiamila to impact positively on the lives of
Nigerians through the Legislature.
The APC presidential candidate said, “May God continue to
give you good health, may He also answer your prayers. Only God will put us on
the right path and continue to guide us through life to overcome the problem of
leadership.
“May God give you good health to work for Nigeria. It is a
complex country that you have to navigate through. May Allah in His infinite
mercy give us the stability, the peace to govern; the love that we share for
one another, the patriotism that will make us proud of our country.”
The President, Muhammadu Buhari, also urged the Speaker to
remain patriotic to Nigeria as he has always shown.
Buhari noted that Gbajabiamila, as Speaker of the House, has
positively changed the public perception of the relationship between the
legislature and the executive.
The Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Ibrahim Gambari,
who represented Buhari at the event, said he had been directed to wish
Gbajabiamila a happy 60th birthday.
He also noted that the President had always stood for a free
and fair process, which was why he was happy when Tinubu emerged as the
presidential flag-bearer of APC in such a process.
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