Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna
State yesterday said it is not compulsory for President Muhammadu Buhari to
preside over the Federal Executive Council meeting.
The governor briefed newsmen
after the second meeting between the APC National Working Committee (NWC) and
the 24 governors, which was held yesterday.
He said, “That is why our
constitution makes provision for a vice president. Mr President is 70 something
years old. And it is usual at that age, as I have said, to have one medical
challenge or the other.
“Even I, at 57, take medication
for one ailment or the other. Our prayer is that the president gets better and
well. But the reason why he has the vice president is precisely for this
reason. It may not be because he has any medical challenge that he didn’t
attend FEC meeting. He may have other pressing matters to attend to.
“I have not chaired every State
Executive Council meeting even when I’m in Kaduna because the deputy governor
is there. We are not worried yet. We have no concern to be worried. But we ask
Nigerians to join all of us in praying for the president’s improved health. It
has improved in the last few weeks, since he came back. And we will continue to
pray for the improvement of his health
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