Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari says he is okay and that the
reason he has not returned home was that he needed to obey his doctor’s
order, PM News reports.
According to Buhari, he wished to return home, “but I’ve
learnt to obey my doctor’s orders, rather than be the one issuing the
orders. Here, the doctor is absolutely in charge.”
The President spoke while receiving the presidential media team,
and the Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Matters, at Abuja House,
London, on Saturday.
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, led the
visiting team, accompanied by Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media
and Publicity; Mallam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and
Publicity, and Lauretta Onochie, Personal Assistant on Digital/Online
Media.
Also, there was Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Matters.
According to a statement from Femi Adesina, when the team expressed
delight at the much improved health of the President, he retorted: “I feel I could go home, but the doctors are in charge. I’ve now learnt to obey orders, rather than be obeyed.”
On how he felt hearing different conjectures about his health, an
amused Buhari said he followed events at home closely, lauding Nigerian
television stations, and the media generally, for keeping him informed.
When told that prayers were going on fervently for him, not only in
Nigeria, but all over Africa, and round the world, a delighted
President said: “What we did in The Gambia early this year fetched
us a lot of goodwill on the African continent. It gave us a lot of
latitude. I thank all those who are praying. May God reward them.”
President Buhari sent appreciation to all Nigerians, expressing hope that he would be with them soon.