Vice President Namadi Sambo has faulted advertorials spnsored in the media pegging his age at 60, saying he was born on August 2, 1954 and just attained the age of 58 on his birth which was yesterday.
A statement by Senior Special Adviser on media and Publicity to the Vice President, Alhaji Umar Sani implored the affected media organisations “to correct the discrepancy and report accurately, his exact date of birth and age for the benefit of Nigerians, adding that “this is meant to set the record straight”.
The statement made available to LEADERSHIP reads in path: “Our attention was drawn to some advertorials sponsored in some national media by well meaning Nigerians and some respected organizations and bodies, showering encommiums on the person and office Arc. Mohammed Namadi Sambo, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, placing his birth age at 60.
“To set the record straight, the Vice President was born on 2nd August 1954, attaining the age of 58 and not 60 as reported”.