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Prays for Greater Wisdom, Strength and Health for the Former Reps’ Speaker to Continue to Assist President Tinubu to Steer the Ship of State in the Right Direction

Rt. Hon. Yakub Buba has described President Tinubu’s Chief of Staff and Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives,Rt.Hon.Femi Gbajabiamila, as a man who has engendered a new form of servant-leadership in the governance architecture of the Nigerian nation.

This servant-leadership has attracted trusted followership and inspired so much nationalistic instinct in many, in a nation where  the many virtues the former leading lawmaker embodies and espouses have continued to come in short supply.

This was made known by Dr. Yusuf Buba Yakub, in a birthday message,sent to the Lagos-born leader and technocrat and issued  to newsmen by his media aide, Nkem Anyata-Lafia, in Abuja, over the weekend.

Wishing the lagos-born technocrat well on his birthday, Yakub prays for  the Almighty Allah to bless Rt.Hon.Gbajabiamila with greater wisdom, strength and health to continue to assist President Tinubu to steer the ship of the Nigerian State in the right direction.

Rt. Hon. Buba in a birthday message titled, “Grand Toast to a Worthy Leader and Mentor at 62 ” said,

“I have the honour and privilege to refer to the above subject-matter and,for myself,my dear family and on behalf of the Management and staff of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps,which by the grace of God and your kind support,I currently head,convey our hearty congratulations and goodwill on the occasion of your 62nd birthday anniversary.

“Indeed,Your Excellency,dear Leader and Mentor,our fondest prayers and wishes are that you find fulfillment in all areas of life and that Almighty Allah (SWA) bless you with many more years,grace you with greater wisdom, strength and health to continue to assist His Excellency,Mr President and Father of the Nation,in steering the ship of State.

“Sir,our innermost thoughts at this time are best expressed in the few lines below:

“You have for so long held out the promise of a new vision,a new ideal and a new form of servant-leadership that has for itself attracted followership and inspired many in a nation where many of the virtues you embody and espouse have continued to run thin for so many seasons…

“You have for so long continued to invest your belief,your incredible energy and most profound intellect,your undying zeal as well as your enthusiasm and the consuming passion for results (which defines your unshaken trust in a nation many see as hopeless) in the quest for the nation of our dreams…

“You have for so long burnt yourself out,spent alone hours long and worn the thinking-cap in search of how our nation can zoom past all the floundering tempests of the sea of emerging nationhood…

“You have,in all these years of selfless and vicarious pursuits,built men and monuments,spread your tentacles across tribes and tongues and given many of us shelter under the shades of your famed, sagacious leadership, multifaceted benevolence and the nationalistic fervour in which your every move is clothed….

“Your Excellency,Dear Leader and Mentor to Many,as the sun sets up this day upon the glorious harvest your energy has yielded these past years,we, who have drunk from the deep brooks of your great wisdom, guidance and tutelage,have come to wish you all the best things life can offer to man….

“Happy birthday,Your Excellency!
Happy birthday,Leader!
Happy birthday, Mentor!
Happy Glorious Birthday, Honourable Chief of Staff to Mr President!

“Accept our humble congratulations,Sir,on this new milestone!”

A lawyer by profession,Rt.Hon.Femi Gbajabiamila has distinguished himself in many fields,including lawmaking. He served in the House of Representatives for an unprecedented unbroken record of twenty years during which he was both Minority and Majority Leader at different dispensations before capping the long tenure with the position of Speaker of the 9th House, where he demonstrated strong principles and values by championing various pro-citizens legislative agenda, including the very novel Parliamentary Diplomacy that saw the House delving into some of the thorny diplomatic issues and rows involving Nigerian nationals in foreign jurisdictions in those years.He is fondly remembered in legislative circles for the famed grits and vibrancy he brought to lawmaking in his time before joining the Executive as Chief of Staff to Mr President.