BEVERLY HILLS, July 26, (THEWILL) – The Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi, who is among the governors that just returned from visiting President Muhammadu Buhari in London, says he does not know when the President will return to the country since his ailment is not “mere malaria”.
Speaking with The Punch, he however described the President’s rate of recuperation as a miracle, adding that he and six other governors that made the trip were surprised with the level of the recovery of Buhari.
Aside Umahi, other governors in the entourage are: Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom); Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara); Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo); Samuel Ortom (Benue); Umar Ganduje (Kano); and Kashim Shettima (Borno).
Umahi, who was one of the two governors from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the delegation, said that it was difficult for members of the opposition to believe what they were being told by the handlers of the President that he was getting better.
He stated that the vacationing President had improved very well, stressing that his recuperation is going on smoothly as opposed to what was being bandied by “naysayers”.
The governor said, “We met a cheerful President whose level of recovery is a miracle. We know he will soon return home as soon as his doctors certify him to do so. What he’s treating is not mere malaria that we can say he will return today or tomorrow.
“However, we are happy and we thank God for what we saw. It is contrary to the pictures people are painting on the social media. The President we saw is recuperating well and we are happy for that.
“It is even better that, we as members of the opposition party, are among the entourage. Nigerians should continue to pray for the President.”
On whether Buhari told them the likely date of his return, he said no, adding that there was no need to be too expectant as the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN, was doing a good job.
“We don’t need to panic because we have a hardworking acting President who is doing a fantastic job. All we need to do as Nigerians is to continue to pray for the President,” Umahi said.
