Following the celebration of the 76th birthday of the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerians have been trooping out en masse to wish him well.
The latest is a group under the name Buharist Hangout, which gathered at the Millennium Park to celebrate the septuagenarian. The group was over 2000-strong and was drawn from people from all walks of life, and they held an event under the tag 'Love Feast and Prayer for Buhari at 76.'
The high point of the event was the cutting of the birthday cake on the occasion and the presentation of the sum of N283,000 to him to support his re-election campaign.
Speaking on behalf of the group, Dr Uche Diala said,
“We have a president who had a health challenge, but God healed him, and he came out stronger for us.
“This celebration today is to felicitate and identify with Mr. President because he means well for our dear country.
“We want him to return in 2019 to complete the good work and that is why we donated this money, which is a contribution by ordinary Nigerians to support his campaign,” he said.
The Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina to whom the gifts was presented, was full of thanks to the group for their good wishes.
In his words,
“For people to gather here on their own to mark the president’s birthday in his absence is an indication that they are proud of him.
This kind of thing is not common in our political history, which shows that there are people who wish Mr President well against all odds,” he said.
Well, here is wishing Mr President many happy returns!
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