The Lagos State House of Assembly has felicitated with the All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his 66th birthday with the Speaker Mudashiru Obasa calling on the Southwest to rally round him.

Obasa explained that it was important to identify with Tinubu and celebrate him as the House does every year.

He then opened the floor for the members to celebrate the “icon for his contributions to our democracy”.

In his contribution, Tunde Braimoh said it was a delight to celebrate Tinubu, who he said was the architect of modern democracy in Nigeria.

Braimoh, representing Kosofe Constituency 1, agreed with the Speaker that Tinubu laid the foundation for the progress being enjoyed in Lagos State through its successive governors.

He said the people troop to the venue of Asiwaju Tinubu Colloquium every year to celebrate him, adding that topic of this year’s edition: “Investing in people,” was apt.

Bisi Yusuff, representing Alimosho Constituency 1, said it was important to celebrate Tinubu, who he called a crisis manager and a man with a large heart.

Olumuyiwa Jimoh said he was happy to be associated with Tinubu and that his service to humanity was weightier than Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Majority Leader Sanai Agunbiade noted that Tinubu’s doggedness has assisted Nigerians to stand behind the progressives.

Agunbiade recalled that the APC won the general election at the national level and defeated an incumbent government through Tinubu, saying that he is an enigma, who has trodden the path of honour.
In her view, the Deputy Chief Whip of the House, Omotayo Oduntan described the APC stalwart as a friend to many people, who keeps going, when things are tough.

Rasheed Makinde observed that the annual colloquium in honour of Tinubu has become a source of policies to the government and that he is a brilliant strategist and a planner.

Obasa, however, appealed to the people of the Southwest to rally round Tinubu.

“It is not easy to find an ‘Araba Tree’. We should see Asiwaju Tinubu as our own ‘Araba’ that is difficult to come by.

“We should rally round him, protect and support him. A man of this substance is not easy to come by,” he said.

Obasa then directed the Clerk of the House, Azeez Sanni, to write a letter to Tinubu on behalf of the House to “congratulate him on his 66th birthday.

The lawmakers later cut a birthday cake in honour of the APC stalwart.

Culled: thenationonlineng.net