Shettima tells associates, well-wishers to shelve congratulatory adverts on 58th birthday
By Jeffrey Agbo
Ahead of his 58th birthday on September 2, Vice President Kashim Shettima has appealed to his associates and well-wishers not to place congratulatory adverts on newspapers.
The nation’s number two citizen made the appeal in a statement issued on Thursday by Stanley Nkwocha, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications.
The vice president, therefore, implored friends and associates who may wish to place goodwill messages as advertisements to kindly donate the funds to charity organisations and vulnerable citizens instead.
Shettima insisted that he would not want an elaborate event marking his birthday.
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“As this auspicious moment draws closer, V-P Shettima fervently implores family members, friends and associates who may wish to place goodwill messages as advertisements to kindly donate the funds to charity organisations and vulnerable citizens instead.
“This aligns with the commitment of the Renewed Hope Administration of President Bola Tinubu to address issues of development and economic growth, as well as improving the living conditions of Nigerians.
“The vice president remains ever grateful for the goodwill he enjoys from Nigerians and the best wishes a great number of his well-wishers have demonstrated toward him over the years,” he said.