The chairman of the All Peoples Congress, Chief John Oyegun, some APC governors and Minister of Transport, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi on Sunday met with ailing President Mohammadu Buhari in London.
The photo from the visit of the governors is the first glimpse Nigerians have seen of the President since he left the country on May 7 to the United Kingdom for medical treatment.
The meeting was confirmed by Mr. Femi Adesina, the special adviser to president Buhari on media and publicity.
The statement read, “In a telephone conversation following the meeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) governors and leaders with President Muhammadu Buhari in London Sunday, Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State said the President was very cheerful and has not lost any bit of his sense of humour.”
“The governor said the party delegation spent more than an hour with President Buhari over lunch, and it was very clear from the discussions that he followed developments at home very closely.
“He said the President was delighted to receive the delegation and asked each governor about affairs in his state. He also asked the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, about the state of the railways.
“When asked to react to all the negative things being said about him, the President just laughed, describing such negative reports as lies. Governor Okorocha said President Buhari was completely unperturbed by the cocktail of lies. He, instead, sent his best wishes to Nigerians.”
According to Adesina, the Imo State governor told Nigerians not to worry at all about Buhari as the President will be back as soon as the doctors give him the green light.
“By our visit to London today, the merchants of lies have been put out of business and Nigerians will not buy the garbage they have been selling. All those who look up to fake news can find a better use for their time,” Adesina quoted Okorocha to have said.
Governors Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa; Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna; Yahaya Bello of Kogi; and APC National Chairman, Chief John Oyegun, were also in the delegation.