Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom
State Friday told Nigerians waiting to be told
the outcome of the visit of the seven
governors to President Muhammadu Buhari
in London to forget it as the discussions
with the recuperating president remain
secret.
The governor also said that God has
answered the prayersvof Nigerians as the
President’s health has recorded tremendous
improvement, saying that the President
appreciated for their prayers. Governor
Udom who met with the Acting President,
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa,
Abuja on Friday told State House
Correspondents that though the governors
discussion with President Buhari remained
a secret, it was for the overall interest of
Nigerians.
He said, “Let me thank God for the life of the
president and thank God for Nigerians too.
And also appreciate Nigerians who have
prayed sincerely and earnestly for Mr.
President and I think God has actual
answered the prayers of Nigerians.
“From what you could see from the
photographs you could see that God has
actually answered our prayers, so some of
us were quite excited to see Mr. President
welcome us. He discussed with us and he
was also happy to see us. So what you are
seeing both on TV and newspapers are
genuine and correct. God has actually healed
our president and we thank God for that.”
When asked on what the governors
discussed with the President, he said, “I
don’t think when you hold meeting even
with your wife and children you will come
and make that public.
The president is father of the nation and we
represent the sub unit of this nation and so
is not everything that we discussed that we
should just come and say.
“It was a closed door meeting but be ready
assured whatever the president will discuss
with the governors will be in the best
interest of all the citizens of this country.”
On whether the doctors will give green light
to the President based on his new state of
health the Akwa Ibom State governor who
was one of the two Peoples Democratic
Party members that visited Buhari said that
he was not in the position to know as he
was not a medical doctor.
When prodded further to comment based
on his observation, he said, “I am not a
medical doctor. Let me say something here,
even when you have a biological father you
love your father, you take interest in his well
being.
“I mean as a father to the nation, in my
personal opinion, I don’t think that is the
issue now.
“The issue is that we should thank God that
God has answered our prayers, that is
where I am coming from. And let me also
say, some of us behave as if the president,
the governors are superhuman, we are
normal human beings, we also have
challenges.
“So let us not think that because we are
governors or president we are superhuman.
No. We are not God we mere mortals like
any of us here. So that should also make us
play down on the way we look at certain
issues.”
