Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, on Tuesday, joined former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, and their counterparts from Borno, Bauchi, Taraba and Plateau States at a special lecture organised to mark Umar Fintiri’s 59th birthday.
The event was attended by prominent political leaders, statesmen, traditional rulers, academics and other dignitaries to celebrate the Adamawa State Governor and reflect on issues of leadership, governance and national development.
Former Vice President Osinbajo delivered the birthday lecture, titled Democracy and Development: The Imperative of People-Centred Governance,” at the Banquet Hall of the Adamawa State Government House, Yola.
Ahead of the event, the Gombe Governor had, in a goodwill message published in national newspapers, paid tribute to Umaru Fintiri, congratulating his Adamawa counterpart on the milestone and acknowledging his contributions to governance.
He wrote, “Today, we join your family, friends and well-wishers in celebrating a life defined by service, commitment and an enduring passion for the development and progress of Adamawa State, the Northeast and Nigeria at large.”
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“We are profoundly grateful to Almighty Allah for the gift of your life, the wisdom He has bestowed upon you, and the compassion and sense of responsibility that continue to distinguish your leadership,” he added.
The Governor added, “Over the years, we have been privileged to travel this path together, not only as colleagues, but as brothers united by a shared commitment to the growth, peace and prosperity of the Northeast”.
Inuwa Yahaya prayed to Almighty Allah to continue to grant Fintiri good health, wisdom, strength, and renewed energy to keep serving his people and contributing even more to the advancement of the North-East and Nigeria.
The Governor was accompanied to Yola by APC Governorship Candidate, Dr. Jamil Isyaku Gwamna, House of Assembly Member, Hon. Ali Baba Manu, President of Velocity Group, Engr. Aliyu Mohammed Combat and Alhaji Mala Sheriff, among other officials and aides, as contained in a statement signed by Ismaila Uba Misilli, Director-General ( Press Affairs), Government House, Gombe
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