House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has congratulated former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on his 85th birthday.
Gbajabiamila, who described Obasanjo as an elder statesman and a nationalist, said the former president has paid his dues to the Nigerian project.
He said at 85, Obasanjo exhibits a high sense of patriotism, working to see that Nigeria and Nigerians remain united.
The speaker, in a statement by his spokesperson Lanre Lasisi on Saturday, eulogised Obasanjo as one Nigerian whose services to his fatherland are laudable.
Gbajabiamila wished the former president continuous good health and God’s protection.