PRESIDENT Barrack Obama of the United States of
America, USA has said that if all hands are on deck and
Nigerians work together in unison, Nigeria as a country and
other nations would be better tomorrow.
President Obama disclosed this in a letter he wrote to former
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji
Bamanga Tukur who recently marked his 80th birthday.
President Barrack Obama hailed the Elder Statesman,
Ambassador Tukur for his commitment to the improvement
of the standard of living of Nigerians in particular and
Africans at-large.
In the congratulatory letter which he personally signed with
his wife, Michelle, they thanked the former PDP National
Chairman for joining hands with his fellow compatriots to
make the world a better place to live in for generations.
President Obama said, “your generation has witnessed what
our Nations can achieve when we join together in pursuit of a
brighter tomorrow.
“We trust you take pride in all you have accomplished and in
the ways you have touched the lives of those around you”.
He also wished Dr. Bamanga Tukur many more years filled
with joy and happiness.
Tukur who recently joined the league of Octogenarians by
turning 80years of age, is currently the President of NEPAD
Group, World-Wide, African Business Roundtable (ABR) and
other World Acclaimed Business Conglomerates, Former
Chairman Nigerian Railway Corporation and Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP).
It would be recalled that Bamanga Tukur is the only African
that has been so honoured to address the United Nations as
a Non-Head of State.
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