83rd Birthday Message To President Olusegun Obasanjo

Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group with the former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo
1 March 2020
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Dearest Baba,

Today you celebrate another life milestone on your 83rd Birthday. On behalf of my wife, Yemisi and myself, I wish you a very happy, memorable and joyous birthday celebration.

I celebrate you for your outstanding leadership, for Nigeria, Africa and the world. Yours is a voice that inspires, boldly sending forth with courage, words of wisdom across the world, while inspiring hope for the future.
Yours is a life full of unrelenting service to humanity, sacrifices for the noblest ideals, and selflessness in nation building. Your every moment is spent not on yourself, but on others, always with palpable and admirable commitment to progress, peace and stability across Africa and the world.

You are the “Baba for Africa”. You are the Baba of Africa to the world. And I am always so very proud to call you my own Baba! Africa and the world need more of you every day, as you are a shining example.
May God grant you continued good health, joy, peace and longer life to enjoy to the fullest, the fruits of your hard work and labor of love for millions around the world.

Happy Birthday Sir!

With warmest personal wishes,

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