Tinubu made the declaration in a congratulatatory message to Fayemi, the APC Candidate in Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State.
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Fayemi spoke on Sunday while addressing the newsmen in Isan-Ekiti shortly after he was declared the winner of the governorship election.
In the statement, which he personally signed, the former Governor of Lagos State said: “The month of May, which in 1999 heralded the rebirth of democracy again in Nigeria after almost 16 years of unbroken military interregnum, is also significant in one other respect. It is the month of birth of many prominent Nigerians.
In a birthday message to the duo, Tinubu described Falana and Ajibade as icons in their chosen fields, whose contributions would continue to mean much to the country.
Sources close to the national headquarters of the party said Tinubu flew into Abuja earlier in the week to intervene in the crisis brewing over the ward congress across the state, which affected his interests.
The former Lagos State Commissioner for Information, who addressed delegates for the primary in Ado-Ekiti, described as “laughable” the rumour making the rounds that he had stepped down.
Tinubu spoke at the 35th annual Aminu Kano Memorial Symposium, held in Kano on Tuesday. He was represented by Governor Abiola Ajimobi.
Tinubu, who was represented by the Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, described the ex-President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration as the worst culprit in the pillaging of the nation’s resources.
The minister spoke at the 10th Bola Tinubu Colloquium and his 66th birthday celebration held at the Eko Hotel, Lagos with the theme “Investing in People’’.
According to the Lagos Assembly Speaker, without Tinubu’s pioneering efforts at raising the standard of governance for the state, Lagos would not have risen to this greater height it is enjoying today.
The party made the assertion in a statement by Malam Bolaji Abudulahi, its National Publicity Secretary on Wednesday in Abuja, while felicitating with Tinubu on his 66th birthday.
In a letter to Osinbajo, Tinubu said that the vice president, who clocked 61 on Wednesday, had remained committed to the principles of justice, fairness, honesty and equality of all people.
The Special Adviser to the President on House of Representatives Matters, Suleiman Kawu, made the appeal while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Kalu made the call on Sunday night while speaking with newsmen at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos.
Sani, a chieftain of the APC who represents Kaduna central in the Senate, stated this on Sunday in Abuja in an interview with newsmen.
Tinubu, accompanied by APC chieftain, Alhaji idi Farouk, held a two-hour closed-door meeting with his hosts at both the Government House and Wamakko’s residence.
Tinubu, recently appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari to lead the party’s consultation, reconciliation and confidence-building team, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja when he visited National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun.
Tinubu commiserated with President Buhari in a condolence letter, released by his Media Officer, Tunde Rahman, on Wednesday in Lagos.
Tinubu urged Nigerians to learn from the example of Jesus Christ “who faced and overcame the greatest evil” by uniting to overcome our challenges.
In one way or another, we all have felt the sting of man’s capacity to wrong his fellow man. But we are also endowed with the God-given spirit to overcome adversity and to make of old enemies, new allies and even brothers. I stand before you as a faithful believer in sentiments such as these.