Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has opened up on his visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in London. Addressing State House Press Corps at the Presidential Villa Wednesday, he said he had a long conversation with the president for over an hour. He also disclosed that Buhari is in high spirit and will be back very very shortly.
Osinbajo said Buhari “is in very high spirit, he is recuperating very well and we had very long conversation, we spoke for well over an hour and his humor is all there. He is doing well and he is recuperating fast.
When asked when the president will return, he said “I think very very shortly. Very shortly. I think we should really expect him back very shortly. Like I said he is recuperating very fast and he is doing very very well.
Here are excerpts of Osinbajo’s interaction with journalists:
The visit:
“Well, first as you know I went to see him, I went to check up on him find out how he was doing. I had of course been speaking on the phone and I thought it will be a good thing to go and see him and you know generally check up on how he was doing and also to brief him on developments back at home.
So we had a very good time, we had a very good conversation on wide ranging issues and he is in very good spirit, he is recuperating very quickly and he is doing very well.
What is the state of health of Mr. President?
Well, as I have said he is in very high spirit, he is recuperating very well and we had very long conversation, we spoke for well over an hour and his humor is all there. He is doing well and he is recuperating fast.
When is he due back?
I think very very shortly. Very shortly. I think we should really expect him back very shortly. Like I said he is recuperating very fast and he is doing very very well.
Was the report of the suspended SGF and NIA DG part of your conversation?
Wide ranging issues I really can’t go into specifics of all of the discussions we had.
Was swearing of the two ministers part of the discussion?
No. We didn’t discuss swearing or anything like that. We didn’t discuss when they will be sworn in.
When will they be sworn in?
Well, I’m not in a position to say exactly, I don’t have a date in mind but I’m sure very very soon we will do that.
Are we expecting Mr. President before 90 days?
No no. Deadlines aren’t a very good thing but as I said he is recuperating fast we expecting him very shortly. Much sooner perhaps than you will expect.
