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[quote author=adebayo3449 post=59831951]Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he hoped that those who held #ResumeOrResign protest in front of the Abuja House in London, United Kingdom, would also join him in Nigeria now that he had returned home.

The President said now that he had returned to Nigeria, he hoped that those Nigerians would also return home.

Buhari also said that he was happy about national prayers held for his quick recovery, noting that the prayers cut across all religions and ethnic groups.


The President, who returned to the country last Saturday after spending 104 days in the British capital, spoke at a meeting he had with state governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Some Nigerians in the UK had held an all-night protest against Buhari’s long absence from Nigeria at the Abuja House between 5 pm on Friday, August 18 and 9 am on Saturday, August 19, 2017, asking him to either return to Nigeria to resume work or resign so as to allow a more capable person to lead the country.

During his meeting with governors, Buhari, however, said, “I am very happy with the national prayers that cut across religions and ethnicity; people were praying.

“In fact, some groups in London came and sang the national anthem and asked that I should go back home. Indeed, I have come back home. I hope those who went there are not stuck there. (I hope) they will come back and join us.

“Those that are stuck there with the Brexit, I hope they have weighed the implications that it won’t affect them, including those that have property there.

“Those who are not paying tax here; I hope when they sell their property there, they will bring some of the money here. We need it very badly here.”

Why I invited Osinbajo to London – Buhari

The President noted that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo used his intellect to run the country while he was away on medical vacation.

Buhari, who had earlier joined Muslim faithful at the Juma’at service inside a mosque near his office, said he monitored Osinbajo’s activities on the television while away.

He described Osinbajo’s performance during the period as commendable and explained that he invited him to London so that he could thank him for his efforts.

He said, “The efforts by the Vice-President were commendable.”

“He used his intellect to run the place. I was seeing him 24 hours on the Nigerian Television Authority.

“I congratulated him and I allowed him to come and see me (in order) to thank him personally for what he has done.”

Buhari said he was pleased with the performance of the state governors based on the information available to him through the media.

He commended them for their achievements, especially in agriculture and solid minerals.

The President, however, attributed the success recorded in agriculture to Nigerians’ inability to buy foreign food.

“I am very pleased with the states, you are all doing your best and you are lucky your best is proving to be good enough for the agriculture and solid minerals (sectors). You are succeeding in agriculture because I think people cannot afford foreign food,” he said.

The Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, thanked Buhari for his support to states, saying without it, it would have been difficult for state governors to cope.

He mentioned the budget support, Paris Club refunds, and the agriculture sector supports as some of the areas where Buhari had intervened.

“Without this assistance, it would have been difficult for us to cope. You have treated all governors equally, irrespective of party affiliations,” the governor said.

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, in an interview with the State House correspondents, expressed joy on Buhari’s return and prayed that God would continue to guide him.

“With him back, everything is taking shape again. This is not to say the Vice-President was not doing well as Acting President; we must commend him.

“In the absence of the President, there was no vacuum because the Acting President filled in the gap and did his best up to this moment and showed absolute loyalty, both to the nation and Mr. President,” the governor said.

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, said the meeting afforded the governors the opportunity to welcome the President.

He said, “Our President went to take care of his health and now he is back healthy and healthier than before. We are here to appreciate him. We thank the Almighty God that he is back safely. We equally thank his able lieutenant, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who held the country firm in his absence,” he said.

President meets APC, PDP leaders, demands vibrant opposition

The President also met with leaders of the two major political parties in the country – the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party – at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The APC delegation was led by the party’s National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun; while the Chairman of the PDP’s Caretaker Committee, Ahmed Makarfi, led the opposition party’s delegation to the meeting.

Buhari, in his remarks, described the visit by the two main political parties as signifying the unity of the country.

The President noted that a democracy needed a vibrant but responsible opposition, adding that opposition did not translate to hostility and antagonism.

He thanked all Nigerians for praying for his recovery and asked them to continue to pray for the peace and prosperity of the country.

The President said, “I thank you sincerely, collectively and individually for finding time from your busy schedules to come all the way to Abuja and welcome me back home.

“This visit signifies the unity of Nigeria. It is not a party occasion. It is not a political gathering. It is a symbol of our national unity. It is also an expression of the maturity of our democracy.

“Multi-party democracy is a very tried and tested form of government. The opposition does not mean hostility, enmity or antagonism. Democracy needs opposition, one which is vibrant but responsible.

“I am very pleased to see you assembled here – (people of) all shades of opinion in Nigeria. Please convey my deep gratitude to our countrymen and women in your respective states and to all those who prayed for my recovery. I am imploring all Nigerians to continue praying for peace and prosperity in Nigeria.”

Makarfi told the President that the PDP would play its role as a leading opposition party in the country very well.

He said the party would continue to keep Buhari on his toes.

He said, “Let me use this opportunity to assure you, and through you, the entire country, that the PDP, having assumed the leadership of the opposition in the country, is poised to play its role energetically, vibrantly, but very decently and with all sense of responsibility.

“This we shall do by giving you a good run for your money and constantly keeping you on your toes as we all strive to make this country better.

“We assure you of our cooperation as much as the opposition can possibly give to enable you to give your best in the process of navigating the ship of our state into of a better tomorrow.”

Makarfi noted that PDP legislators were cooperating with those of the majority party in both arms of the National Assembly to ensure a smooth legislative sail for the system.

Makarfi also assured Buhari that the PDP would partner with the government to strengthen the nation’s historic bond and rebuild bridges of beautiful relationships that appeared to be cracking at the moment.

While congratulating Buhari on his recovery, the PDP chief prayed to God to give him the strength to shoulder the responsibilities of his office for the betterment of the country.

He said because of the party’s belief that the opposition is no madness, it would never wish ill of the President.

He said, “It is on record, Mr. President, that while you were away, being the major opposition party in the country did not stop us from praying for your quick recovery and return to Nigeria. This is because we honestly believe that the President of our country, whatever party flag he or she flies, is our President; and his or her health is substantially linked with the nation’s health in so many ways.”

Odigie-Oyegun described the meeting as unique, adding that it confirmed that Buhari is the President of all Nigerians, irrespective of their political, religious or ethnic affiliations.

Labour Party, APDA protest non-invitation

In its reaction, the Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance party said that it was shocked that its officials were not invited to the meeting.

Though it commended the initiative behind the meeting, it nevertheless said that it was wrong for the Presidency to limit the meeting to just two political parties.

Mr. Tosin Adeyanju, who is the Special Adviser to the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Mohammed Shittu, told our correspondent that it was wrong for the President to give an impression that there “are just two political parties in the country.”

He added, “We were surprised that there were just two political parties at the meeting. There are more than 40 political parties in Nigeria, why would the Presidency invite just two political parties to a meeting? We hope that they would find time to correct the error.”

The Labour Party said that there was no difference between the APC and the PDP, saying both of them were products of the same parents.

National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Abdulkadir Salam, told our correspondent that his party was not going to beg the presidency to invite its leaders to any meeting.

He said, “We won’t beg them to invite us to the meeting. Anyway, what’s the difference between the APC and the PDP? They are children of the same mother and father.

“If the Federal Government is meeting with all political parties, then we would be there. But the meeting between the APC and PDP is immaterial.”

Asked if he would be calling for another meeting between the President and other political parties, he said “If they don’t invite us, good. But we have no business asking him (Buhari) to meet with us.

“If he is convinced that there are other political parties (in Nigeria), that is okay. But we won’t beg to attend any meeting.”

The All Progressives Grand Alliance also described the non inclusion of the party in the meeting with the President as a ‘huge oversight’ on the part of those who organised the meeting with the president.

In a telephone interview with Saturday PUNCH on Friday, a former chairman of the party, Chief Victor

A stupid joke for a president the people are suffering and you have the guts to say the protesters should come back home he must be mad is it the tax payers money they are using there.
They are private citizens but if he fails to understand his post he is supposed to be the president and he is there on our expense .
such a very silly ridiculous heardsman

What mockery? And such ignorance and arrogance to boot.

Brexit has nothing to do with Nigerians. And most of the Nigerians working in the UK are also under a Resume or Resign clause. Even our footballers that go home after a break and come back late; they get ultimatums; malaria is not even a good excuse.

Lastly, he said Nja needs the money when they sell their properties and other gibberish... What about the billions remitted to the country to help out and what of politicians like him with kids, investments and properties abroad.

Only in Nigeria or Africa can be tolerate such a failure for a leader. So what was wrong with him? And the protest will have embarrassed him a little if not for the media silence from MSM and the UK; and also his rentasupport counter protesters.

cstr1000:

And yet buhari at the peak of his popularity in 2015 had just 12 million to jonathan's 10 million.
Unless you want to deceive yourself, some of those 12 million fans atleast from the south and middle-belt and even parts of the north have been lost thanks to his chronic ineptitude.
I don't care if he is a religion in the north. Afterall backwardness is also a religion in the north, it is not every northerner that loves buhari that is eligible to vote.

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I think you should think better than this.

How possible is it in Africa for opposition party to defeat a sitting president with even a million margin?

I can tell you that Buhari has been winning all elections that he contested but he was rigged out in all occasions but thank God for Jega card reader system and that was why PDP could not over rigged the 2015 elections and that is why will still have the small margin of 2 million and PDP couldn't get all the millions of vote they normally write from south-south and south-east.

Do you know how much Dasuki and Diezani released for Buhari to be rigged out again in 2015?

Have you asked yourself why PDP were in court even a day before the election to stop the use of card reader?

Have you asked yourself why it was planned on the day of the election to discredit the card reader in Otueke in the presence of local and international journalists.

They knew they will lose in a free and fair election.

Add all those factors together and see why the margin was small in 2015.

Buhari is now incharge of the system,watch how it will be free and fair and he will win with landslide in 2019.

Take note of high calibre politicians in south east that have joined APC.

APC won Ondo after 2015.

Stop deceiving yourself with all the propagandas you read on line because we heard all this before 2015 and Buhari defeated Your hero.

The margin will be so wild this time around.
Write it down.

cstr1000:

Oppositions defeat sitting president in africa much frequently nowadays. Stepping down is the problem.
Buhari had just 12 million votes including child votes and foreigners from Niger-republic. Even Jonathan had a greater followership than this when he won his own election in 2011.
Buhari is not unbeatable neither is he as popular as you assume.
A decent, fresh, and vibrant candidate from a national party like the PDP with no record of corruption will beat him.

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There is no politician in the north that can defeat Buhari and you better swallow this bitter pills.
The north will even hate anybody that will contest against him.

Well,who is more wiser.
The north used child voters and the card reader capture them while we southerners used guns and other weapons to snatch ballot boxes without card readers capturing most voters.

See how foolish we are?

Nobody now can defeat sai Baba in the north.
Just write it down and stop hoping on nothing.

Maybe PDP can try their luck in 2023 when the presidency will come south but 2019 will be very clear and Buhari will win with landslide.

thesicilian:
The protests were for him to either resume or resign. He resumed within a week. I'd say the protests were quite effective.

Is a lie,it was coincided.

I know this statement was not written by you, cos you are the president of all type of Photos, anyway continue

Sadistic man so the should come back and join you in this hell hole you have so badly damaged ,shame on you buhari.

What a demented old man. Useless president

Finally the rats have been caught. How is the presidency planning to reward this hero of our time?

bush man mocking healthy men

Long article with complete yabbing...no be today it started...

Oya Zombies its time to dance naked.

Another campaign promise fulfilled

Sai Baba

Sai Medical tourist

During his meeting with governors, Buhari, however, said, “I am very happy with the national prayers that cut across religions and ethnicity; people were praying.

“In fact, some groups in London came and sang the national anthem and asked that I should go back home. Indeed, I have come back home. I hope those who went there are not stuck there. (I hope) they will come back and join us.

“Those that are stuck there with the Brexit, I hope they have weighed the implications that it won’t affect them, including those that have property there.

“Those who are not paying tax here; I hope when they sell their property there, they will bring some of the money here. We need it very badly here.”

Sai Dullardiin0 while you were out there spending lots on your health from our National Income those guys were fending for themselves.

You wasted so much on the Presidential Plane to sit idle for over 100 days.

Can you also tell us how much was wasted on your aides as an allowance for over 100 days?

How about the money wasted on the high profile jesters you imported from Nigeria to confirm you were "walking briskly"?

I'm sure you know we need those wasted funds more. Not all Nigerians are foolish to fall for this pretence, even some of those that fell for the #40 Milo stunts are now wiser.

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