Former Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida [retd] has felicitated the publisher of Vanguard Newspaper, Sam Amuka-Pemu, on his 90th birthday celebration.
The former Head of State, in a message he personally signed and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Minna, said, “Today marks a remarkable milestone on your extraordinary life, and I am honoured to celebrate this special day with you.
“Our friendship has blossomed through over half a century of mutual trust and respect, and your loyalty, dedication and generosity of spirit are qualities which I have always cherished.
“As an erudite journalist, editor and arguably our nation’s most successful newspaper proprietor, your contributions to our nation’s discourse and its very development, remained invaluable.”
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