Away from election matters, President Muhammadu Buhari has commended his vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, for a sterling service to the nation, as he turns 66.

In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari said Osinbajo has served the country “as an academic, Attorney-General of Lagos State, and Vice President.

The statement said Buhari applauded the deft way Osinbajo has combined scholarship with governance, and pastoral work, commending such dedication to the younger generation whom the number two man serves as a torchbearer to.

Similarly, the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, congratulated the Vice President on Wednesday.