The festivity was done in three phases – a thanksgiving service in the morning, a medical mission in the afternoon, and a reception in the evening.
The First Surveyor-General of the Federation, Daniel Omoigui, on Wednesday clocked 90 years.
His birthday celebration, which was held at Aso Hall, International Conference Centre, Abuja, was attended by family, friends, and well-wishers who paid tributes to him.
The festivity was done in three phases – a thanksgiving service at the Catholic Church in the morning, a medical mission in the afternoon, and a reception in the evening.
Medical mission
As part of the activities to celebrate the birthday, the foundation he chairs, DAGOMO, which was set up by the retired public servant and his family offered free general medical services such as checks for blood sugar, and high blood pressure with treatment administered to some elderly persons in Abuja.
According to the Chief Programme Officer of DAGOMO, Dan Uhimwen, the medical mission was also to mark the existence of the foundation for the last 10 years as it was launched on Mr Omoigui’s 80th birthday in 2011.
“Now that he is 90, we cannot but just thank God for how God has kept him in health and soundness of mind. That is what we are celebrating today, to thank God for preserving him and keeping the foundation in the last 10 years,” Mr Uhimwen said.
The idea behind DAGOMO Foundation Nigeria was an inspiration from the inadequate treatment and care the celebrant’s wife received while she was aged.