It was a torrent of joyous felicitations and goodwill messages to the Founder on his birthday. Many well-wishers sent affectionate messages on social media through the American University of Nigeria Facebook page dedicated to honoring His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, GCON. Here are a few:
Bako: Happy birthday, our hero, statesman. God bless you massively
Abubakar: Icon of a great and workable Nigeria
Matthias: God bless you for touching/changing many lives
Mariam: My best wishes to our Founder. Education is lighting the paths of humanity. Thank you for playing that role, and I know you will do more by next year as President
Ugwu: I wish him lots of success at next year's poll
Nura: happy birthday to my amiable leader
Barkindo Jr.: happy birthday to the incoming President, Insha Allah.
After only a few hours, the AUN post wishing the Founder a Happy Birthday garnered over 300 likes and 24 shares, and counting.
Reported by Halima Muhammad