Senate President Ahmed Lawan
Senate President Ahmed Lawan
Senate President Lawan Congratulates Super
Eagles
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has congratulated the Nigeria’s
Super Eagle for qualifying into the semi final stage of the African
Cup of Nation (AfCON) by beating South Africa 2-1 in Egypt.
In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,
Mohammed Isa, Lawan said the victory of the Eagles has reinforced
the confidence of Nigerians in the team to win the trophy.
He noted that, “your victory this night has reinforced our
confidence in you to win the trophy for Nigeria.
“Nigerians have never doubted your commitment and patriotism in
making Nigeria proud in the field of soccer, and I urge you not to
relent until you achieve total victory”.
He charged them to see their superlative performance since the
commencement of the tournament beyond just scoring goals and
winning matches, but their contribution in unifying all Nigerians
irrespective of the divides.
” Football, particularly when it comes to our national team has
been our greatest unifier where the nation is put above all other
primordial interests,” he said.
Lawan urged Nigerians no to relent in their support and prayers
for the national team to emerge as winner of the tournament.
Mohammed Isa
Special Assistant to the Senate President on Media and
Publicity