President Bola Tinubu has celebrated elder statesman and founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, on the occasion of his 98th birthday.
The president, according to his media aide, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale, joined the Yakasai family, friends and associates in celebrating the distinguished figure who has devoted his life to fight for the unheard masses of our country as well as for justice, the rule of law, and the enthronement of good governance and transparency in public service.
The president was said to have described the elder statesman as a patriot and one of the noblest men in Nigeria’s history.
President Tinubu prayed that the anniversary of Alhaji Yakasai’s birth would bring fulfilment to the important causes the statesman had boldly fought for.
”May the good Lord grant the nonagenarian longevity and happiness,” the president prayed.
