President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Basheer Lado, his particular adviser on National Assembly Matters (Senate), on his sixtieth birthday on 16 October.
The president described Mr Lado, a former senator, as a reliable public servant and completed legislator who served within the Senate for 4 years earlier than changing into his liaison officer within the National Assembly’s Upper Chamber.
President Tinubu mentioned Mr Lado’s expertise in lawmaking and public administration has continued to learn the nation, notably by fostering cordial relations between the Executive and the Senate.
The presidential aide represented Kano Central Senatorial District within the seventh National Assembly from 2011 to 2015. In the Senate, he served as vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Works.
President Tinubu remarked: “In the a number of capacities he has discovered himself, Senator Lado has been very impactful. As Senator, Lado facilitated the Kundila Bridge, popularly often known as Gadar Lado, amongst different initiatives for his constituents in Kano.
“As Federal Commissioner at the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons and as Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Lado helped shield susceptible Nigerians, confronting human trafficking and advancing the welfare and rehabilitation of displaced individuals.
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“His humanitarian gesture is additional mirrored in his Ladon Alheri Foundation, notably in schooling, healthcare, girls’s financial empowerment, rural water provide and help for deprived communities.
“As Senator Lado attains 60, I commend his dedication to public service, loyalty to our Renewed Hope administration and invaluable contributions to strengthening democratic governance in Nigeria.
“I congratulate him on this milestone and wish him good health, wisdom and strength as he continues to serve our nation.”
Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information & Strategy)
October 15, 2026
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