Speaker House of Representatives, Rt Hon Femi Gbajabiamila on Tuesday paid a personal visit to Chief Whip of the Senate; Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to rejoice Mrs Ifunanya Kalu who clocked a year older on Monday, twenty sixth October.
Gbajabiamila become obtained through Kalu and his spouse, Ifunanya at precisely five PM in their Abuja house.
It might be recalled that Mrs Kalu was celebrated by means of excellent Nigerians and received heaps of encomiums from family, pals, commercial enterprise and political buddies who converged at her Abuja residence to celebrate with her.
ABN TV reports that Speaker, Gbajabiamila who was in Lagos during the birthday party turned into the simplest major officer inside the National Assembly that become not present inside the occasion.
President of the Nigerian Senate; Senator Ahmed Lawan had at some point of the event described Mrs Kalu as "shining instance" to many ladies.
Senator Lawan graced the occasion alongside the deputy President of the Senate; Senator Ovie Omo Agege. The Senate President extolled the jobs played by way of Mrs Ifunanya within the life of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.
He mentioned how supportive she turned into at some point of the six months incarceration of Senator Kalu at the Kuje correctional custodial centre.
Mrs Kalu's birthday celebration was preceded through a Holy Mass party held at the non-public Catholic chapel on the Aso-Villa residence of the Kalus, where they had been joined by using immediately circle of relatives participants and pals. The mass become officiated by way of Rev Fr Mike Okonkwo and Fr Francis Mario at Kalu’s Catholic Private Chapel.
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The birthday reception which turned into expected to be a low key birthday party attracted the attendance of numerous dignitaries drawn from the enterprise and political area.
They consist of; the management of the higher and decrease legislative arms led with the aid of Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan; also among the dignitaries became the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege; the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Honourable Ahmed Idris Wase and the Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi.
Also gift were a former Senate President, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim; a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and immediately beyond Governor of Imo State, Rt Honourable Emeka Ihedioha; former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and his spouse, Sulola; the Minister of Power, Mamman Saleh; the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige; the Minister of State, Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba and the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
The roll call also included serving and previous senators and contributors of the House of Representatives. Amongst them have been the Deputy Senate Leader, Ajayi Borrofice, Rochas Okorocha, Sam Egwu, Chukwuka Utazi, Akon Eyakenyi, Elisha Abbo, Peter Nwaoboshi, Chimaroke Nnnamani, Michael Nnachi, Umar Sadiq, Chris Adighije, Lee Maeba, Uche Ekwumife, Nkechi Nwaogu, and Hon. Benjamin Kalu amongst others.
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