Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has
appealed to Nigerians to pray for the
safe return of President Muhammadu
Buhari. The monarch said he was optimistic
that the President would return to the
country at the end of his medical
vacation in London, saying that
Nigerians should be patient with him
and his government. The Lagos monarch spoke with State House
Correspondents after a brief meeting
with the Acting President, Yemi
Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa. Oba Akiolu noted that he was grateful
to God for elevating Osinbajo to the
position of the Vice President from a
humble background, saying that God
has destined him for the seat he is
currently occupying. He said: “I have found time to see my
former law lecturer and once more to
convey to him the wishes and prayers
of Lagos so that by the grace of God,
the Almighty Allah, our President will
return to us hale and hearty and all will be well with this country provided
all of us are sincere and we cooperate
with the government and we tell the
government what we feel constructive
and not destructive criticisms. “We have to be absolutely patient and
provide useful suggestions to move
the country forward. It’s very funny.
Prophet Ayub was sick to the extent
that maggots were coming out of all of
his body and Allah brought him back not to talk of somebody who is not like
that. Insha Allah, by the grace of
Almighty, our President will be back to
all of us. “As
I told the Acting President now, God
blessed him more than how he
expected. He was a law teacher; very
quiet, easy going and he is always
with his Bible and see what God has
done for him. He is not interested in any political thing but God had
destined that he will be the number
two man. “All of us should pray for the two of
them and for Nigeria to be very
successful provided we are close to God
and very absolutely honest in
everything we are doing. All will be
well with us.”