Senate President, Alhaji Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated with the Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, on his 60th birthday, saying that Nigerians should be committed to the affairs of the country.

Speaking with newsmen on Monday in Asaba the Delta State capital where Governor Okowa celebrated his birthday with people with disability, Senator Lawan stated that Nigerians should serve the country with the passion with which the governor handles the affairs that concerns the nation.

“Governor Okowa is very patriotic, purposeful, dedicated and committed to issues that affect the country,” he said, disclosing, “I served with him in the Senate and I can tell you that he is always committed to the job he is assigned to do.”

While congratulating the Governor for clocking 60 years, the Senate President who was accompanied on the felicitation visit by the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi, stated that “Governor Okowa is a man who believes in the country despite our different political divide.”

Governor Fayemi on behalf of state governors, congratulated Governor Okowa, stating that “we members of the Nigerian Governors Forum are proud of you. You are a committed patriot and a bridge builder.”

Governor Okowa who was beaming with smile through-out the visit by the Senate President and Dr Fayemi, thanked Nigerians for identifying with him as he celebrates his birthday, stating: “Your presence have added a lot of colour to the occasion.”

He used the event to call for consensus building in the country, saying, “it is time to ensure that there is consensus building to make everybody to come to the table and discuss how to take Nigeria to greater heights.”

“At this point in time in our history, good working relationship between the Chairman of the National Assembly and Chairman of the Governors’ Forum is good for our country,” Governor Okowa said.

•Photo by Jibunor Samuel shows Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa (middle); Nigeria Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan (left) and the Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, during a visit to Governor Okowa on his birthday . . .on Monday in Government House Asaba

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