The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has disclosed that there was no elaborate celebration of his birthday except the cutting of the birthday cake presented to him by the Staff and Aides in the Office of the Senate President.
He explained that he decided against a celebration due to the situation in the country.
Naijaonpoint reports that Akpabio, who clocked 63 yesterday, was presented with a cake in his office after the Senate Plenary, with some Senators in attendance.
Speaking after the cutting of the cake, Akpabio said, “On the one hand, we continue to do our business. On the other hand, we go home to pray that soon, God will enable our security chiefs to recover all the children in captivity.
“And for those that lost their lives in the course of trying to protect those children from being abducted, we say may their souls rest in perfect peace.”
In his remarks at the occasion, the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, APC, Kano North, who described Akpabio as a wonderful man, said, “The Senate President is a special person, a wonderful man. A man who, even if you are sad, will make you laugh. He will make you happy. God has given him that gift.
“What we need to do for him is to continue to pray for him and his family for good health, long life and prosperity so that he can continue to work the way he has been working all these years.”
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