…Urges Nigerians not to stop praying for president’s full recovery
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said the fragile health of President Muhammadu Buhari is an indication that Nigeria and indeed her citizens are sick and need serious prayers.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that Governor Ortom was among the seven state governors that visited the ailing President recently at the Abuja House in London.
Other members of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) delegation led by the governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, were Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano), Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), Kashim Shettima (Borno) and Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom).
Speaking to State House correspondents in Abuja on Thursday, he said rather than castigate Buhari for his ailment, Nigerians should, therefore, pray for him.
He said: “I will say halleluyah because God has answered my prayers. I was the first person that initiated prayers, both Christians and Muslims to pray for Mr. President because that is our duty.
“Romans 13:1 and 2 talks about that there is no power that be without God’s ordination and those of us who are subjects should continue to pray for such.
“So, it is our responsibility not to be castigating Mr. President or be wishing him or whatever. We should be praying for him.
“If Mr. President is sick, it means all of us are sick, the whole country is sick. So, its is our responsibility to pray that Mr. President gets well so that our country too will be well.”
Ortom reiterated that governors who met Buhari recently advised him to stay back in the United Kingdom for more rest until his doctors certify him well enough to return home.
It is nearly 90 days since the President left the shores on Nigeria for the United Kingdom to attend to an undisclosed ailment.
Ortom added: “Mr. President is doing well, we appreciate God, we saw him, he was not in a wheel chair, he was not bedridden, he greeted us, we cracked jokes and he was mentally alert.
“We discussed the security situations in the country and asked us questions about what we are doing.
“Our prayer is that God will consummate his healing. We asked him not to hurry because there is no vacuum, the Acting President is holding forth for him and he is doing very well and he has his confidence. By the grace of God I believe that very soon he will be with us.”
The governor said that the NGF delegation was happy to meet the president in high spirit as he was jovial, not on a wheelchair or bedridden as had been speculated on some quarters.
He recalled that an excited Buhari inquired about affairs in their various states, adding that it was indeed a sign that God has answered the prayers of Nigerians.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that President Buhari traveled for medical check-up in London on Sunday, May 7, more than a month he came back into the country from a previous medical vacation.