By Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday showered encomiums on Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, describing him as a dependable deputy with whom he shared a very special bond.
Buhari, who eulogised Osinbajo on yesterday’s occasion of his 62nd birthday, said he joined the vice-president’s wife, children and Nigerians at large to celebrate the former university don whom he described as an erudite scholar and a minister of the gospel.
According to a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, Buhari thanked God for preserving the life of the vice-president whom he said had been a promoter of peace, progress and stability of Nigeria, adding that Osinbajo had worked very hard to foster a promising economy as well as transparency and accountability in the country.
Buhari wished him many more years of happiness, sound health and fulfilment in his service to God and humanity.
The statement read: “On behalf of his family and the Federal Executive…
