The president made the call in a congratulatory message issued
by Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina, to the provost on his
60th birthday on Saturday.

According to President Buhari, the press
remains the bastion of Nigeria’s democracy as courageous and brilliant
journalists daily make sacrifices to verify, clarify and publish the
truth.

He, therefore, urged the editor and
administrator, who worked with many media houses, to use his experience
to uplift the nation by ensuring that principles of accuracy, balance,
fairness and humanity remain sacrosanct.

President Buhari also commended Ogunleye for providing good leadership for “the institution that prepares future journalists and hones the skills of those already in the profession’’.

Buhari said he joined the staff members and
students of NIJ, the Nigerian Union of Journalists, the Nigerian Guild
of Editors, family and friends of the provost in celebrating the
landmark age and his contributions to the development of journalism in
Nigeria.

He prayed that the almighty God would grant Ogunleye “long life, good health and further fire his interest to serve the nation’’