Seek advice from people with exemplary lives, Buhari tells Senate President’s son, wife

News Agency Of Nigeria 10:36 - 28 December 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari swears-in Ngige’s wife, eight others as Permanent Secretaries. [Twitter/@NigeriaGov]

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged young couples to seek advice from balanced and exemplary persons, while congratulating President of the Senate, Dr Ahmed Lawan, on his son’s marriage.

Ibrahim, son of the Senate President, got married to Ammani in Kano.

In a message to the event, held in Kano, Kano State, on Friday, Buhari advised the newly-wedded couple to emulate the life of the Senate President whom he described as balanced.

The bridegroom and son of the Senate President, Ibrahim Ahmad Lawan (left); the bride, Amani Umar, and Father of the bridegroom and President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, during the dinner on eve of the wedding fatiha of the Senate President’s son in Kano on Friday 27th December, 2019

A statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja, quoted Buhari to have said: “If you’re looking for some advice on life, relating to any aspect, you have to focus and learn from those with good examples.

“A good example to learn from is Senator Lawan. In politics and life, he embodies many good virtues.’’

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The presidential aide revealed that already the president’s message was delivered by a delegation comprising Ministers of FCT, Muhammed Musa Bello; Defence, Maj-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd); Agriculture, Sabo Nanono, and Aviation, Hadi Sirika.

Others on the delegation are Senior Special Assistants to the President, Sarki Abba, Household and Social Events; Garba Shehu, Media and Publicity, and State Chief of Protocol, Amb. Lawal Kazaure.