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Jonathan salutes Buhari at 75, says ‘your place in history guaranteed’

BY Chinedu Asadu

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has saluted President Muhammadu Buhari on his 75th birthday.

In a statement on Saturday, Jonathan described Buhari as a statesman whose place in Nigeria’s history is guaranteed.

He asked God to grant the president good health to continue to pilot the affairs of the country.

The statement released in Abuja by Ikechukwu Eze, his spokesman, read: “I wish to most sincerely congratulate you on your 75th birthday.

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“My family and I are pleased to join your numerous well wishers to felicitate with you as you mark this day.

“Your Excellency, you are a statesman whose place in history as Nigeria’s leader, at different epochs in our nation’s development journey, is guaranteed.

“I pray that God Almighty that has kept you alive and healthy will continue to protect and strengthen you as you lend your efforts to the bid to realize our collective dreams for a greater and more prosperous nation. Congratulations.”

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