BEVERLY HILLS, March 01, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday rejoiced with prominent Lagos politician and mother of the Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Alhaja Lateefat Olufunke Gbajabiamila, who will turn 91 on Tuesday.
The President’s congratulatory message came in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
“The President felicitates with the United Kingdom-trained nurse, who, after her foray into politics, became the first elected female Local Government Chairman in Lagos State, under the Lateef Jakande administration,” the statement said.
The President also greeted her family, political associates, and well-wishers, noting that Mama Gbajabiamila served Lagos State and the country well, having been for many years a member of the Federal and State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards.
He commended Alhaja Gbajabiamila’s piety to all and sundry as a foremost leader in the Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, a pedestal that elevated her into being an accomplished person in the spiritual realm, along with successes on the professional and political fronts.
According to Adesina’s statement, President Buhari wished the “nonagenarian greater joy and good health, praying that she would continue to rejoice in her children, among whom is Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker, House of Representatives.”
