WISHES HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY
By Vincess Okushi
The group under the umbrella of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association of Nigeria (DICAN) is felicitating the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yussuf Tuggar, on his 57th birthday anniversary.
Applauding his leadership quality in a statement signed by the Chairman DICAN Comrade Idehai Frederick on the occasion of Amb. Tuggar’s 57th birthday celebration said he came from a distinguished political background in Bauchi State, with an impressive career serving the country.
According to Frederick, Tuggar’s father, served as the Organizing Secretary of the Northern People’s Congress before and after Nigeria’s independence in 1960, and later became a Senator.
He added that the Minister has held various notable positions, as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Germany from 2017 to 2023 even before he was a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011, representing Gamawa.
Stressing that the Amb. having contested for the governorship position in Bauchi State on two occasions, have track records of building bridges and contributing to securing crucial partnerships for Nigeria as the minister of Foreign Affairs.
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs played a key role in the conceptualization of the Siemens Power deal, which aimed to significantly expand Nigeria’s electricity grid capacity.
He is also instrumental in attracting significant funding from German institutions for the Kano-Maradi rail line project.
The Association, however, wished the Minister a happy 57th birthday and many more fruitful years of service to the fatherland and humanity the DICAN Chairman said.
DICAN is an association of journalists covering Diplomatic-related beats in Nigeria.