Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has expressed optimism President Muhammadu Buhari will serve out his tenure in good health. Osinbajo said prayers are being offered everyday for him to recover and return to work.
The Acting President made the statement when he received a delegation of Federal Capital Territory Muslim community who paid him Sallah homage, at his official residence.
He said: “We are praying every day, and we know that the Lord, God Almighty, who we serve, will bring our president back in good health.
‘... And that he will serve this nation with the same determination and the same spirit of oneness; the same spirit that he has always served this nation from when he was a young man.
“He will serve this nation and complete the period of his service in good health, in good shape and our country will be the better for it.”
Prof. Osinbajo also reiterated that the unity of the country is non-negotiable. He siad, “Our unity is not negotiable,” the acting president said adding: “We should make sure that we remain united in order to enjoy the resources God has blessed Nigeria with. So many nations envy what we have as a nation.”
He added that “Your ethnicity doesn’t matter, and that is why for us, unity is so important that we must work together to make sure that our country is able to take care of the millions of people we govern.
“God expects us to take care of the poor and those suffering to ensure that we use government resources only in such a way that it will be for the good of the majority of our people.”
The FCT Minister, Muhammad Musa Bello, who led the delegation, commended the security agencies as well as religious and traditional rulers for their role in sustaining the peace in the FCT.
The acting Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Mohammad Kabir Adamu and the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, FCT Chapter, Reverend Samson Jonah, prayed for Buhari’s quick recovery.
The clergymen, in their goodwill messages, also commended Osinbajo for piloting the affairs of the countty well in Buhari’s absence.
The event was attended by the Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice Walter Onnoghen, some members of the Federal Executive Council, the Director-General of the Department of State Security, Malam Lawal Daura and the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu.
