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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has congratulated former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on his 85th birthday.<\/p>\n

The Speaker sent his congratulatory message via a post on his official Facebook page on Saturday.<\/p>\n

According to the post, Gbajabiamila, who described Obasanjo as an elder statesman and a nationalist, said the former president has paid his dues to the Nigerian project.<\/p>\n

The lawmaker said at 85, Obasanjo exhibits a high sense of patriotism, working to see that Nigeria and Nigerians remain united.<\/p>\n

The speaker eulogised Obasanjo as one Nigerian whose services to his fatherland are laudable and worthy of emulation.<\/p>\n

Gbajabiamila wished the former president continuous good health and God\u2019s protection.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has congratulated former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on his 85th birthday. The Speaker sent his congratulatory message via a post on his official Facebook page on Saturday. According to the post, Gbajabiamila, who described Obasanjo as an elder statesman and a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":60654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,28,14,26],"tags":[1570,2140,1507,254,479],"class_list":["post-60655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-homepage-english","category-policy","category-twitter","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-nigeria-2","tag-gbajabiamila","tag-nigeria","tag-obasanjo"],"yoast_head":"\nObasanjo has paid his dues \u2013 Gbajabiamila - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives Rep. 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