Discussions with Buhari in London confidential, not for public consumption- Gov Udom

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, on Friday said that the discussion they had with President Muhammadu Buhari in London was confidential and not meant for Nigerians.

Udom was one of the two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors who were among the seven governors that visited President Buhari in London on Wednesday.

After visiting Acting President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday, he told State House Correspondents that the discussion with Buhari was confidential but not against the overall interest of Nigerians.

He stated that the ailing president appreciated the prayers of Nigerians, and also thanked God for answering the prayers of Nigerians over Buhari. Udom added that the president had recorded tremendous improvement.

“Let me thank God for the life of the president and thank God for Nigerians too. And also appreciate Nigerians who have prayed sincerely and earnestly for Mr. President and I think God has actual answered the prayers of Nigerians.

“From what you could see from the photographs you could see that God has actually answered our prayers, so some of us were quite excited to see Mr. President welcome us. He discussed with us and he was also happy to see us. So what you are seeing both on TV and newspapers are genuine and correct. God has actually healed our president and we thank God for that,” he said.

On the discussion with Buhari, he said, “I don’t think when you hold meeting even with your wife and children you will come and make that public. The president is father of the nation and we represent the sub unit of this nation and so is not everything that we discussed that we should just come and say.

“It was a closed door meeting but be ready assured whatever the president will discuss with the governors will be in the best interest of all the citizens of this country.

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“The issue is that we should thank God that God has answered our prayers, that is where I am coming from. And let me also say, some of us behave as if the president, the governors are superhuman, we are normal human beings, we also have challenges.

“So let us not think that because we are governors or president we are superhuman. No. We are not God, we are mere mortals like any of us here. So that should also make us play down on the way we look at certain issues.”

The visit of the governors may have, to a great extent, doused the tension over the health status of Buhari, after PDP Governors Forum chairman and Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, had claimed that President Buhari had been on life support since June 6.

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