Abbanobi-Eku Onyeka
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has described Vice President Kashim Shettima as a steadfast patriot and accomplished public servant whose life reflects courage, loyalty and service to Nigeria.
In a birthday message on Monday, Akpabio said birthdays are milestones, but for those entrusted with national service, they are also moments to celebrate the footprints left in service to the nation.
“Your Excellency, your journey through public service, from Commissioner to Governor, Senator and now Vice President, has been distinguished by courage in adversity, intellectual depth, loyalty to country and an abiding conviction in the promise of Nigeria,” he stated.
The Senate President recalled Shettima’s tenure as Governor of Borno State during the peak of insurgency, noting that he remained at his duty post and provided leadership in the face of danger.
“You governed Borno State at one of the most difficult periods in its history, when terror tested the resilience of its people. Yet you demonstrated that adversity must never be permitted to extinguish hope,” Akpabio said.
He added that as Vice President, Shettima has brought the same resilience and patriotic commitment to the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Tinubu administration, stressing the importance of unity at the highest levels of government.
On behalf of his family, constituents and the Senate, Akpabio prayed for many more years of good health, wisdom, strength and fulfilment for the Vice President.
“May Almighty God continue to guide you and grant you the grace to serve our nation with distinction. Happy Birthday, Mr Vice President. May God bless you, and may God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he concluded.
