Shettima to well-wishers: How to celebrate my 60th birthday

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Shettima insisted that the occasion should serve less as a celebration of a personal milestone and more as an opportunity for reflection, gratitude and renewed commitment to the service of the country.

By Salisu Sani-Idris

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has appealed to well-wishers that rather than celebrate his impending 60th birthday with elaborate events or paid advertisements, they should channel their goodwill into prayers for Nigeria and for President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

Shettima specifically called for prayers for the success of the administration’s economic reforms, lasting solutions to the nation’s security challenges, greater national unity, and the peace and prosperity of all Nigerians.

The Vice-President said this while urging his well-wishers to refrain from placing congratulatory advertisements in newspapers or airing celebratory messages on radio, television and digital platforms on his 60th birthday.

Shettima made the appeal on Saturday in a statement issued by Mr Stanley Nkwocha, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications.

Shettima will turn 60 on September 2.

He explained that the decision to keep the milestone low-key reflects his conviction that public attention should remain focused on the serious work of national development rather than on personal celebrations.

“To ensure absolute propriety, I respectfully appeal that there should be no public birthday celebrations, congratulatory gatherings or goodwill advertorials across print, broadcast and digital media platforms,” he said.

Shettima insisted that the occasion should serve less as a celebration of a personal milestone and more as an opportunity for reflection, gratitude and renewed commitment to the service of the country.