President Bola Tinubu has participated in honoring Tanko Yakasai, an esteemed statesman and original member of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), on his 98th birthday.

The President honors the outstanding figure along with the Yakasai family, friends, and allies, according to Ajuri Ngelale, Special Advisor to the President (Media & Publicity), who made this announcement on Tuesday. Yakasai has committed his life’s work to promoting justice, the rule of law, the voiceless masses in our nation, the formation of good governance, and openness in official government.

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As a patriot and one of the most noblemen in Nigerian history, the President praised the older statesman.

He prayed that Alhaji Yakasai’s birth anniversary would bring about the significant causes for which the statesman has valiantly battled.

“May the nonagenarian be blessed with long life and happiness,” the President continued.