Nigerian presidency has
finally explained why Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State was not
included in the list of delegates sent to visit ailing President
Muhammadu Buhari in London.
Reports have it that
seven governors led by the Chairman of Governors Forum and Zamfara State
Governor, Abdulaziz Yari would be jetting out to London this night to
visit Buhari who is nursing his health in the UK.
Explaining
the reason’s for Fayose’s non-inclusion, the Special Adviser to the
President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said the presidency had
no hand in the selection of the delegates to London.
“The
selection was by the governors forum and you will see that the
delegation is headed by governor Yari who is chairman of that forum. So
that question should go to the forum”, he said
He
explained that unlike the previous visit to the President made by only
members of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) governors, this
delegation was on a broader platform, the NGF, with membership also
drawn from the opposition.
On why the president does not
prefer the broadcast option while addressing Nigerians, he said, “It is a
question of what he prefers and this is what he prefers for now. He
would rather receive that delegation and that is what is happening. If
the president opts for address option, he will do it.
“Instead of
being curious, it should be the right time for the visit. When somebody
has recovered or something has happened, it’s in our culture to visit
such a person. So, this is the right time to visit the president because
the news is that he is recovering and recovering well.”