Seven governors on Wednesday met President Muhammadu Buhari, more
than 80 days after the President left the country for medical attention.
Those who arrived in London included the governors of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari; Ebonyi State, David Umahi; Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, and Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel.
The other governors were Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, Samuel Ortom of Benue State, and Kashim Shettima of Borno State.
Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi last night described the recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari as “a miracle” given reports on his health in the social media. He said the social media portrayed the President’s health as “bad”.
Umahi told the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Network news at 9am that he was “excited” to see the president in a good frame of mind adding that he was grateful to God that the prayer of Nigerians for the president’s recovery had been heard.
Ganduje said the President was in a good state of health. “We believe he will soon be back to Nigeria.”
In a tweet under the photograph of the visit, Ajimobi said: “My counterparts, the governors’ forum delegation and I were warmly received by His Excellency President @MBuhari in London, United Kingdom.
Another governor in the delegation said the President cracked jokes with the delegation without any speech inhibition.
He said: “Buhari walked without support to receive us and he took time to exchange pleasantries with each one of us. We also had a group photograph.”
“His voice was the usual intonation and he has no speech inhibition in whatsoever manner. He was overwhelmed by our visit.
“He told us that he is ready to come back to his desk once clearance is given by his doctors.
“We compared notes on the state of the nation and the tasks ahead.
“The signs of recovery were visible but not overwhelming on him. He was looking healthier than when he came back the last time. Buhari is back to life.”
The President’s media aides, Femi Adesina and Shehu Garba, had told State House correspondents on Tuesday that the governors would meet with President Buhari by 3pm and hold a series of discussions with him.
According to them, the seven governors were selected by the Nigerian Governors Forum to make the visit.
The visit comes days after leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and some governors met with the President in London on Sunday.
The Imo State Governor and Chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum, had said in a statement issued by Mr Femi Adesina that President Buhari was very cheerful and has not lost any bit of his sense of humour.
The governor noted that the party delegation spent more than an hour with the President over lunch, adding that the President was delighted to receive them and asked each governor about affairs in his state.
