Aso Villa
Chapel celebrates president’s return
• Govs
congratulate Nigerians, seek more prayers
The Nigerian
Medical Association (NMA) has called on President Muhammadu
Buhari to replicate
medical equipment he saw in London during his treatment in Nigerian hospitals
before the end of 2019.
NMA said
doctors in the country would have been able to handle the president’s health
challenge if the health sector had been properly equipped and funded.
NMA in a
communique signed by its National President and Secretary General, Professor
Mike Ozovehe Ogirima and Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu respectively after their
National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Kaduna said it has “resolved to
call on the president to utilise his positive experience in the health systems
of other climes to impact on the health care system in Nigeria.”
Ogirima said
Nigerian doctors are competent to handle any form of ailment “ if the enabling
environment and good working tools are on ground. “
Aso Villa
Chapel was yesterday in a celebration mood following President Buhari’s return
to the country from a medical vacation in London, the United Kingdom.
The
congregation that had in attendance Acting President Yemi Osinbajo sang various
songs in Hausa, Ibo and Yoruba languages.
The Chapel’s
Administrator, Rev. Isaac Ambi, who presided over the service, said the church
was happy that the president had a safe return.
Prayers of
thanksgiving were also offered in the three major languages by the
immediate-past Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC),
Deaconess Juan Ayo; Reverend Ambi and Mr. King Opuru.
A special
ministration titled: “All Things are Working for My Good,” was also rendered by
the choir to honour the Lord for spearing Buhari’s life.
Meanwhile,
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has congratulated and commended
Nigerians for their steadfastness in prayers and moral support to the president
while he was away.
The
commendation is contained in a statement by the governor’s Senior Special
Adviser (SSA), Abdul Labaran.
According to
the statement, Masari was “particularly thankful to and appreciative of Katsina
State citizens, Muslim and Christians alike, for never relenting in their
prayers for the quick recovery of the president and his safe return..
In a related
development, the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CCSO) in the state
has staged a peaceful rally to show support for Buhari’s return.
Also, the
Kogi State Governor Bello has declared today as a public holiday
Bello
described President Buhari as “an African icon who is a nightmare to
corruption.”
Governor
Rochas Okorocha of Imo State on his part, expressed profound happiness on the
return of the president and urged Nigerians to continue praying for him,
irrespective of the fact that he had returned.
Similarly,
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State gave gratitude to God for answering the
citizens who prayed for the president’s safe return.
Similarly,
the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) urged the president to
ensure that Nigerians get better dividends of democracy.
The Inter
Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on its part said Buhar’s return will ease both
political and economic tensions in the country, even as it promised to continue
to work together with him.
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