President Bola Tinubu has assured former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, that their political differences will not affect their personal relationship as he congratulated him on his 70th birthday.
Tinubu said he had maintained a longstanding relationship with Kwankwaso since their days in the National Assembly in 1992.
He also recalled their shared experience as governors elected in 1999 and their role in Nigeria’s democratic development.
In a birthday message he personally issued on Wednesday, the president described Kwankwaso as a friend and progressive politician who had made significant contributions to Kano State and Nigeria.
Tinubu recalled that Kwankwaso served in the House of Representatives while he was a senator in 1992. Their political association continued in 1999 when both men became governors of their respective states.
According to the president, they were members of the Class of ’99 governors who played important roles in laying the foundation for
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