President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with a former Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Ambassador Ibrahim Yerima Abdullahi, describing him as “one of our greatest, selfless, dedicated and patriotic public officials I have known.”
He stated this in a warm tribute he wrote on the elder statesman who is celebrating his 80th birthday.
According to him, Ambassador Yerima who is also the Sarkin Bai of Gombe, “is an outstanding gentleman who is fired by the passion to serve his country selflessly.”
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Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, quoted Buhari as saying that “in a society battling greed, selfless and dedicated public officials like Yerima are rare because they put good name before personal advantages.”
The President praised the Sarkin Bai as “a man of shining virtues who belongs to the golden age of our public service”, adding, “I am proud of his unblemished record in public life.”
“As an All Progressive Congress (APC) elder who contributed immensely to the successes of the party in elections, Yerima is a quality party leader whose achievements as well as his integrity we will continue to cherish,” President Buhari further said.
He prayed God to continue to bless the Sarkin Bai with good health and longer life to serve Nigeria and his people even more.
