President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will put in his best for Nigeria until the last day in 2023 when he will hand over to a successor and return to his farm to tender crops and livestock.
The President said this On Friday in Turkey In his response to the tribute rendered by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Georffey Onyeama on behalf of the ministers and the rest of the delegation who accompanied him to Turkey on the occasion of his 79th Birthday.
The President “I thought that being away from Abuja I will escape these things.
The Guards Brigade had written to tell me what they wanted to do on this day. Now here you are doing this far away from home.
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“I look forward to the year 2023 when I finish, to go home to take charge of my farm.
Between now and that time, I will do the best that is possible to advance the interest of the nation and its people, and carry out my duties as prescribed by the Constitution”.
To mark the occasion, the President cut a birthday cake designed in Nigeria’s national colours of green-white-green.
The President had met with surprise a lineup of the Nigerian delegation with his birthday cake decorated in Nigeria’s national colours as he stepped out of his suite for a meeting.
The group broke into a chorus, as they began sang “Happy Birthday to Mr. President.”
A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu explained that the Minister of Foreign Affairs who spoke on behalf of the delegation and the Ambassador of Nigeria to Turkey, Ismail Yusuf Abba, congratulated the President on the good work he is doing for the country, and wished him a happy birthday, many healthy years ahead and the energy to give his best to the nation.
Onyeama noted in particular that the President continues to have a good run with his health, getting better and more active with time.
The President then went on to chair a planning meeting with officials in his delegation before driving to the Dolmabahce Palace for a meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Recep Erdogan.
( Editor: Omor Bazuaye)
