{"id":9956,"date":"2019-05-11T13:01:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-11T13:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=9956"},"modified":"2019-05-11T13:02:51","modified_gmt":"2019-05-11T13:02:51","slug":"president-buhari-sends-message-to-ex-president-sam-nujoma-of-namibia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/president-buhari-sends-message-to-ex-president-sam-nujoma-of-namibia","title":{"rendered":"President Buhari sends message to ex-President Sam Nujoma of Namibia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former President of Namibia, Dr Sam Nujoma, who turns 90 on May 12th, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>He commended him \u201cfor an exemplary life devoted to service of humanity and the noble cause of freedom.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A letter signed by the President, made available to DAILY POST on Saturday, by Garba Shehu, said: \u201cOn the auspicious occasion of your ninetieth birthday on 12thMay 2019, I have the pleasure on behalf of myself, the government and people of Nigeria, to extend to you, Excellency, our hearty congratulation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6759\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/2019\/03\/buhari_3240879b_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/upload\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/buhari_3240879b_0.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/upload\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/buhari_3240879b_0-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigeria joins your family, friends and well-wishers all over the world as well as the people of Namibia in celebrating a pan-African hero for an exemplary life devoted to service of humanity and the noble cause of freedom. I also pay tribute to your indelible contributions as an accomplished statesman and pioneer leader of your country to the development of the Namibian nation.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The President prayed that the almighty God will continue to sustain the former Namibian President with longer life and good health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former President of Namibia, Dr Sam Nujoma, who turns 90 on May 12th, 2019. 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