Respected group, Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has felicitated with renowned journalist and diplomat, Chief Amb. Patrick Dele Cole (Phil. Oxon), on the occasion of his 85th birthday celebration.
In a congratulatory message signed by the National Chairman, Amb. Godknows Boladei Igali, he said, “On behalf of the Board of Trustees and National Executive of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), we join your family, friends and well-wishers all over the world to felicitate with you most heartily on your 85th Birthday celebration, which happy event is 4th August, 2025”.
“There is no gainsaying; you are a square peg in a square hole, a politician par excellence, a scholar of esteemed repute, an ace journalist and indeed one of Nigeria’s finest exports in your erstwhile position as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Argentina and Brazil. Your immense contributions to journalism, the development of Niger Delta and nation building has left indelible mark in the annals of history.”
“Our prayer therefore, is that the Lord Almighty continue to bless and keep you in good health and soundness of mind, and may your twilight years be filled with warmth and lots of laughter; from strength to strength and grace to grace, Once again, I congratulate you on this special attainment of four scores and 5. “Being Confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Phil. 1: 6).Please accept the assurances of my very true regards! ” Amb. Igali concluded.