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NTAC Christian Fellowship celebrates Yakub at 57, describes him as God-sent
The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) Christian Fellowship has celebrated Dr Yusuf Yakub, the Director-General (D-G) of NTAC as he turned 57 years old, describing him as a God-sent to the Corps.
A statement signed by Ojo Olubunmi, Head, Information and Public Relations of the corps on Thursday in Abuja, disclosed that the event held on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to Olubunmi, the D-G came at a time the corps needed to be rescued from what remained of the once glorious organisation, saying that the staffers were full of praises to President Bola Tinubu for the appointment of Yakub.
Amb. Bolaji Akinremi, Chaplain of the Fellowship in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the prayer session, described the D-G as a man of impactful leadership who has continued to lead with wisdom, passionate excellence and humility.
Akinremi said that he had closely worked with the NTAC’s D-G since his time as the Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and had since discerned that wherever yakub led, he rallied people of honour and devotion who totally put their trust and unwavering beliefs in him.
He said that he was not surprised at the D-G’s sterling performance at the corps, where he has turned things around in less than two years.
Akinremi also commended President Tinubu for identifying a performer for a place so many Nigerians had thought no longer existed.
“Wherever you have served in this country, you did so with honour and capacity. Our prayer is that God will bless you at all times and promote you beyond our very imagination.
“We know for certain that you deserve to be in higher places, God will lift you higher so that men and women of our country will benefit from the leadership qualities and the caring heart He has bestowed on you,’’ he prayed.
Amb. Yakubu Ahmed, Director of Administration, led staffers and well-wishers to usher Yakub into the venue, showing a testament to the strong bond and camaraderie spirit that exists within the corps.
Responding, the D-G expressed deep gratitude to God for the gift of life and good health.
He thanked Mr President for the opportunity to serve the nation and promised his best efforts and contributions to Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
He applauded the NTAC workforce for their commitment, professionalism and unwavering support in driving the Corps’ mission and the 4-D Foreign Policy Initiative of this administration, describing the gesture he had received as both humbling and uplifting.
Among those who participated in the prayer session was Rev. Nathaniel Anunobi, Vicar in-charge of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Dutse and a number of his parishioners that accompanied him to the event.
The highpoint of the day was when Akinremi rallied all members of the Fellowship and their visiting friends to perform the usual ceremonial cake-cutting exercise for the Yakub.
The former federal lawmaker was offered the gift of the Fellowship’s uniform as a mark of their gratitude to one who has supported the activities of all religious bodies at the corps.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dr Yakub assumed the office as the D-G of NTAC on Aug. 22, 2023.
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Tin City Warms Up for President Tinubu as North Central Embraces Renewed Hope
By Sunday Dare
When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu berths on the plains and rolling hills that dominate the Jos landscape tomorrow, he will meet a people resourceful, friendly and resilient but weighed down by conflict, yet unbowed by adversity.
So, tommorrow, national attention turns to the Plateau- a locale laden with history and rich with potential. From the tin mines that gave the city of Jos its name, to the Irish potato, strawberry farms and beetroot plantations that dot its landscape, Jos remains a land of promise—truly the Home of Peace and Tourism.
Jos is also deeply woven into Nigeria’s political history. Plateau is home to towering figures such as Generals JD Gomwalk, Yakubu Gowon, John Shagaya, Joshua Dogoyaro, and Jerry Useni. Solomon Lar, Senator Ibrahim Mantu and numerous others also stand tall in the annals Plateau political history.
Jos was also the rallying ground of the famed Langtang Mafia—a group of influential military officers from Langtang in Plateau State who, at the height of their power, played a significant role in Nigeria’s political and military affairs.
The story of Jos is both exciting and excruciating. The city lost its innocence some two and a half decades ago, when the popular Terminus Market was reduced to rubble through acts of arson and looting.
Thus at the turn of the millennium by 2001, Jos—and by extension, Plateau—was thrown into a cycle of unending conflict. Ethnic tensions, clothed in religious garb, tore through the city and spread across the state, dragging Jos into an abyss of violence, almost of Kigali proportions. Peace gave way to war, and tourism jaunts became undertakings to the undertaker.
Yet Jos has never surrendered. Every time it is written off, it rises again—scarred, but resilient. With its multi-ethnic, multi-religious fabric, the Plateau continues to trudge on in pursuit of peace, development, and egalitarian ideals.
It was here, in Jos, that Nigeria’s democratic resurgence was birthed. The historic SDP convention, where late General Shehu Yar’Adua and Chief Moshood Abiola held sway, took place in this city. Jos gave political life to Abiola, our hero of democracy in 1992
Now, thirty three years later, another hero of democracy and of the June 12 struggle returns to the Plateau. President Tinubu’s return and visit to Plateau State is not just to honor the transition to glory of Nana Lydia Yilwatda, the mother of the APC National Chairman.
It is a visit that carries deeper meaning—one of empathy, solidarity, and renewed hope for a people who have endured decades of turmoil. It is a mission to preach peace, console the bereaved, bind wounds, and assure Plateau of its central place in the Nigerian project.
Mr President comes not just to mourn, but to reconnect. He comes to parley with the North Central, to commiserate with a people who have suffered, and to extend the hand of renewed hope. That Renewed Hope is laying a solid foundation as evidenced by Naira at N1,455 per dollar, rising Foreign Reserves at $43bn, Trade surplus heading for N25tr. Revenues up 411% and Inflation down to about 20 per cent. Over 600,000 students benefiting from NELFUND.
This visit is more than ceremonial. It is a journey into the very soul of a people who have known pain, yet remain resilient; a land scarred by conflict, yet still brimming with hope and promise. As the Tin City opens its arms, Jos will not just receive the President—it will receive a message of solidarity, healing, and renewal.
Tomorrow is about remembering the glorious past, confronting the present, and charting a path to a peaceful and prosperous Plateau within a united Nigeria. With President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, Jos once again stands at the intersection of history and destiny.
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