Nigeria, June 14 -- President Bola Tinubu has approved federal backing for the establishment of the Abdulsalami Abubakar Africa Resource Centre in Abuja, including the allocation of a large expanse of land along the Airport Road corridor and funding for the construction of the facility.

President Tinubu announced the commitment on Saturday through Vice President Kashim Shettima during the 84th birthday celebration of former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar.

The event titled: "The Legacy of a Statesman @84," featured the public presentation of three books: 'Call of Duty: An Autobiography of Gen. Abdulsalami Alhaji Abubakar,' with a foreword by former military President, Ibrahim Babangida; 'Nigeria's Grand Patriot: Gen. Abdulsalami Alh...