Former Vice President
Atiku Abubakar, said on Thursday that no member of his family ever reached the
ripe age of 70 years.
He spoke in Yola at an
event organised to mark his 70th birthday by students of American University of
Nigeria Academy and Primary schools.
“It is a milestone in my
life because nobody in my family has ever lived up to 70 years,” Abubakar said.
He lauded the students
for “the surprise of a birthday bash’’ and reiterated his commitment to
continue to support education in the country.
The former vice
president called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to suspend
the ongoing warning strike for the sake of Nigerian students.
He said that education
was the backbone of development, stressing that nothing should be done to jeopardise
education.
No comments:
Post a Comment