Festus Keyamo Is An Inspiration To Younger Nigerians – Buhari

Posted by: Folamidavid in Politics, News Jan 21, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo on his 50th birthday, hailing him for his several years of contribution to Nigeria as a lawyer and human rights activist.

Buhari’s congratulatory message was contained through a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday.

He hailed Festus Keyamo’s wisdom of making sacrificial choices that have reaped dividends, including his recent ministerial position.

His words, “Our faith in the younger generation is renewed seeing the way you have conducted yourself; making sacrifices for the greater good of the country, and humanity.”

He also begged Festus Keyamo to stay focused on his service to Nigeria.

He added that he should continue to inspire the younger generation to take over from him.

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Muhammadu Buhari GCFR (born 17 December 1942) is a Nigerian politician currently serving as the President of Nigeria, in office since 2015. He is a retired major general in the Nigerian Army and previously served as the nation’s head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985, after taking power in a military coup d’état. The term Buharism is ascribed to the Buhari military government.

He unsuccessfully ran for the office of president of Nigeria in the 2003, 2007, and 2011 general elections. In December 2014, he emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the March 2015 general elections. Buhari won the election, defeating the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. This marked the first time in the history of Nigeria that an incumbent president lost to an opposition candidate in a general election. He was sworn in on 29 May 2015. In February 2019, Buhari was re-elected President, defeating his closest rival Atiku Abubakar by over 3 million votes.

Buhari has stated that he takes responsibility for anything over which he presided during his military rule, and that he cannot change the past. He has described himself as a “converted democrat”.

Muhammadu Buhari was born to a Fulani family on 17 December 1942, in Daura, Katsina State, to his father Hardo Adamu, a Fulani chief, and mother Zulaihat. He is the twenty-third child of his father. Buhari was raised by his mother, after his father died when he was about four years old.