- Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has revealed what the governors that went to meet President Muhammad Buhari in London discussed with him
- Ortom who was among the governors said that they told him not to rush back to the country
- He said the president was in high spirit and was eager to return to Nigeria which shows that God has put those who wanted the president dead to shame
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state on Tuesday, July 31, said that the governors who visited President Muhammad Buhari in the United Kingdom last week also advised him not to rush to return to Nigeria.
Ortom who made this in Makurdi, saying that the Buhari is getting better and would soon return to Nigeria, Punch reports.
Governor Ortom is one of the seven governors who met with President Buhari in London last week.
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He said:''When we met the president, he was in high spirit and is eager to return to Nigeria, God has shamed those who wanted the president dead, he chatted with us and we told him to take his time and recuperate well until his doctors find him fit to resume work.
“What he needs is our support and prayer, here in Benue we were the first state to start praying for the president because if the president is sick Nigerians are sick, God has put those who think that President Buhari would die to shame, my prayer for them (the critics) is that God should forgive them''.
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The governor who expressed his dissatisfaction with the manner some Nigerians politicized the ailment of the president said that Buhari as president represents Nigeria and whatever happens to him should be of concern to every Nigerian.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that One of the state governors who was among the delegation that recently visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Abuja House in London has dismissed hopes of the president’s immediate return.
The governor whose identity was not revealed on Monday, July 31 that President Buhari needed to stay back and be fit enough before returning to the country.
In the video below, NAIJ.com TV asked some Nigerians what they have to say about Buhari's continued absence from the country.