A group, Friends of Osinbajo, in commemoration of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo’s 64th birthday, has launched a one-off cash grant of N100,000 to 50 small scale business owners in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital.
Speaking during the disbursement of the funds to the beneficiaries on Monday, the Emir of Lafia, Justice Sidi Bage Mohammad (rtd), offered special prayers for the longevity of the vice-president so that Nigeria would continue to tap from his enormous wealth of experience.
The Emir, who in December 2020 conferred the title of ‘Madagun Jihar Nasarawa’, meaning the ‘Leader and Captain’ on the vice-president, described him as a humane, humble and a detribalised Nigerian and prayed for the sustenance of unity and peaceful coexistence among the diverse groups in Nigeria.
About 50 small-scale business owners in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa state were elated when the ‘friends of Osibanjo’ launched a one-off cash grant of N100,000 each to support business owners and the poorest in the communities.
The friends of Osibanjo, who share in the ideals and ideology of vice president Prof Yemi Osibanjo, have over the years, celebrated the leadership quality of the vice president who has shown progressive leadership style and support for social impact in various spheres across Nigeria.
This year, in commemoration of the vice president’s 64th birthday, friends of Osibanjo took the spotlight to Nasarawa state, where His Excellency Prof Yemi Osibanjo was in December 2020 conferred with the title of ‘Madagun Jihar Nasarawa’ meaning the ‘Leader and Captain’.
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AS part of the programme to commemorate his 64th birthday, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday inaugurated bore holes in four communities under Lafia emirate council area of the Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State to commemorate his 64th birthday in the state.
Osinbajo also doled out N5m to fifty vulnerable men and women to cushion the effect of COVID-19 second wave.
Those four benefitting communities are Manu Ankuza, Kanzewa, Ammah community and Lafia South.
Osinbajo, while inaugurating the project in Lafia, said the rationale behind the gesture was due to the love the citizens of the state, including the Emir of Lafia, Justice Sidi Bage, and the Lafia Emirate council have for him.
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