Politics
Buhari in phone chat with king of Morocco (Updated)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday engaged King Mohammed VI of Morocco in a telephone chat when the Moroccan monarch called him up.
A Moroccan news website Le360 reported on Wednesday that the monarch called up Buhari to discuss some issues affecting both nations.
According to the report, “The sovereign first inquired about the state of health of the Nigerian head of state, and welcomed its significant improvement, said a Royal Cabinet statement”.
It further claimed, both leaders “also focused on the conclusions of the meeting held in Casablanca last December under the presidency of King Mohammed VI concerning the Morocco-Nigeria Gas Pipeline and the next steps for the completion of this strategic project.
“In addition, the king made President Buhari aware of the contacts that the sovereign has undertaken on this subject with the heads of state of the region.
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“At the same time, the King thanked President Buhari for his personal involvement in returning Morocco to the African Union.
“The sovereign also briefed President Buhari on the latest royal movements in Africa, as well as the Kingdom’s application to join ECOWAS.
“In addition, the king assured his Nigerian counterpart of the will of the sovereign to make the Rabat-Abuja axis a framework for consultation and cooperation on all African issues”.
Buhari who left Nigeria on January 19 for a medical vacation in London, is yet to return, nor given any definite date for his return as he maintained that he would get back to duties when his doctors give him a clean bill of health.
He has however assured the few privileged Nigerians who have spoken to him on phone that he is fine, and that there is no cause for worry as he is resting.
The Presidency later Thursday confirmed the report. Mr. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, confirmed the report in a statement.
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JOHNSON PETER
March 2, 2017 at 12:41 pm
42 days will soon land 365 days. Our constitution tolerates so much rubbish. How can a president be hidden from the public for that long and yet making useless calls and chats?
Balarabe musa
March 2, 2017 at 8:26 pm
Keep shut and say something reasonable. Who told you he is hidden or those who visited him in London didn’t see him or you didn’t see pictures of him.
Baba buhari will soon be back.
Joy Madu
March 3, 2017 at 5:52 am
Does things are photo shoot not tuface and others that said they went there.Bahari is not coming back so stop hoping and move on
Margret Dickson
March 2, 2017 at 1:29 pm
Is Buhari not supposed to be on vacation? Why is he still performing while on break? His telephone calls with Trump and King of Morocco were supposed to be delayed until he resumes office.
Johnson Amadi
March 2, 2017 at 3:16 pm
What’s it with Buhari and telephone chat with different people all the time? If he wants to be Aso Villa’s receptionist so he can answer as much as possible phone calls, he should resign from the post of the president na!