President Bola Tinubu has extended his warm congratulations to the national leader of the Pan-Yoruba sociocultural group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on the special occasion of his 98th birthday.
President Tinubu in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, joined family, friends, and associates to celebrate a paragon of integrity and peerless leader with a natural agency for rallying minds to the cause of peace, unity and development.
The President affirmed that Pa Fasoranti, as the leader of the respected Afenifere group, has brought honour and dignity to the organisation and has also honed its voice as a noble and trenchant mouthpiece of the people.
He further extolled the sacrifices and painstaking contributions of the elder statesman to the development of Nigeria as a veteran teacher, seasoned administrator, and exceptional politician.
Tinubu thanked Pa Fasoranti for his support and generous measure of wise counsel, assuring him that the beacon of truth, fairness, equity, peace, and unity will always be held up.
The President prayed to God Almighty to grant the elder statesman more years in excellent health, while wishing him joy and happiness on this momentous day and always.