16th December, 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday evening, felicitated with Presidential Candidate of the APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, on his 72nd birthday anniversary coming up on Wednesday December 17.
This is contained in a congratulatory letter from Jonathan to the former Military Head of State, the president’s office said in a statement in Abuja.
The letter, signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, quoted Jonathan as praying God to grant Buhari “more years of good health and personal fulfillment.
“As you mark your 72nd birthday anniversary, I write, on behalf of my family, the government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to extend warm felicitations to you.
“I join your family, friends, and well-wishers to thank God for your life and to pray that He continues to guide, guard and prosper you.
“It is my fervent prayer that He blesses you with many more years of abounding health and personal fulfillment,” President Jonathan said.