By Henry Umoru
ABUJA — President Goodluck Jonathan, Thursday, hailed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on his 65th birthday today just as the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF has also congratulated him

In a congratulatory letter to Atiku Abubakar and personally signed by the President, he prayed divine blessings to the former Vice President and wished him many more years of fulfilment.

The President also wished Atiku God’s guidance and prosperity as he celebrates his 65th birthday on Friday.
The ACF in a statement signed by the Secretary, Anthony Sani in Kaduna while wishing him a happy 65th birthday, however acknowledged that the day was worth celebrating considering the worthy contributions the former Vice President had made to socio-economic and political development of Nigeria.

“The Turaki Adamawa is a jaunty face of democratic values of rule of law as the only instrument that can sustain democratic practices. That may explain why he used the law courts to seek redress, which went a long way towards enriching substantially our democratic practices,” ACF said.

According to the ACF, the former Vice President’s commitment to self reliance accounts for why he has over time used his vast experiences both in public and private practices to help build peoples’ capacity to support themselves and in the process make some difference in the lives of others.

“The Turaki Adamawa is a man of God who panders to Sarduana’s philosophy that success comes from capacity to make compromises and make friends of former foes. We see this trait in his daily life to date,” it added.

The ACF prayed to God to preserve the former Vice President to celebrate many more years of life for the common good.