By BASHIR ADEFAKA
As former President Muhammadu Buhari clocks 81 this Sunday December 17, 2023, one of his successors as General Officer Commanding (GOC), Three Armoured Division Nigeria Army, Retired Major General Tajudeen Olanrewaju, has issued a statement to celebrate the respected leader, whose leadership both as military and democratically elected head of Nigerian state was noticed for good worldwide.
The congratulatory message to former President Buhari General Olanrewaju, a former Deputy Defence Advisor Nigerian Embassy in Moscow, Russia, was contained in a statement circulated to the media including The DEFENDER, by its media team on Sunday.
Also a former Minister of Communications and Member of the Provisional Ruling Council (PRC), General Olanrewaju, while congratulating the former President he fondly calls “My Commander-in-Chief”, found the occasion of the Octogenarian’s 81st birthday anniversary as a long awaited opportunity to say “thank you” to him for granting him presidential pardon and restoring his dignity as a fully fledged Retired Army Major General.
“I congratulate my Commander-in-Chief General Buhari, who left the seat of power sane and happy in a nation with many challenges. He removed the stains in my public records and restored my dignity with the presidential pardon at this twilight time of my life.
“I want to wish him well and pray to Almighty Allah to give him longevity and keep him well. Thank you, General Muhammadu Buhari. Happy birthday, General,” General Olanrewaju saluted former President Buhari in his birthday goodwill message for him.
