President Muhammadu Buhari has greeted a former chairman of Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, on his 70th birthday which took place on August 16, 2020.
Buhari, in a statement issued on Saturday by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, joined friends and family members to celebrate the “visionary leader whose competence and influence” he said, had greatly impacted on the Nigerian economy and beyond.
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The president congratulated Mazi Ohuabunwa, who is currently president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, for his many years of service to the nation, starting out early as staff member of Pfizer, and phenomenally rising to become chairman/CEO of the pharmaceutical company within 15 years, and leading a management team to buy over Pfizer Inc. shares after four years at the helm of affairs.
Buhari said Mazi Ohuabunwa’s contributions in the private sector greatly shaped and transformed the Nigerian economy, especially the leading role he played as chairman of NESG, a think-tank that periodically sets development targets for the private and public sectors, and works diligently to harmonize their energy for measurable results.
