The Nigerian Governors Forum may send send some governors to the UK to visit president Muhammadu Buhari, except the President returns home between now and next week.
According to Punch reporter, that the plan to send a delegation to the President was part of the discussion at the last governor's meeting in Abuja, which ended in the early hours of Thursday.
A reliable source at the meeting, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the governors also decided to send a goodwill message to the President's family in Nigeria.
The source, however, hinted that the President might return home very soon based on the information available to the governors.
The source explained that representatives of the Governor's Forum would have embarked on the UK trip immediately but for the information pointing towards the President's return anytime from now. A governor, who was at the meeting, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said that the decision was taken at the governors meeting in Abuja on Thursday night.
He said, "We will visit the President if he doesn't come back in the next one week. We decided to do this after the leaders of the National Assembly led by the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki visited the President.
"It was a decision supported by all of us, including members of the Peoples Democratic Party, Which is the main opposition party in the country."
The President had few weeks ago, written to the Senate to inform the legislators that he would proceed on medical vacation for 10 days and that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo would act on his behalf as President during his absence.
President Buhari was expected to resume work on Monday 6, 2017, but he again wrote a letter to the National Assembly a day before, informing the lawmakers that he needed to extend his leave in order to complete and get the results of some tests recommended by his doctors.
Since President Buhari's departure, some chieftains of the ruling All Progressive Congress have been paying visits to him at the Abuja House in London, UK. However, some Peoples Democratic Party federal lawmakers have questioned the exclusion of opposition members in the National Assembly delegation that recently paid Buhari a visit in London.
The opposition lawmakers expressed disappointment with the exclusion of PDP members in the delegation even as one of the party's members - Ike Ekweremadu -is the Deputy Senate President.
The Chairman of the PDP elected governors, Governor Ayo Fayose, said they would be willing to send representatives to the UK to visit the President, there was nothing wrong in visiting Buhari.
The Ekiti State Governor added that he was willing to visit Buhari in the UK if he does not return soon.
He said, "PDP or APC governors, forum is merely political. We all belong to the NGF and we will go by the decision of the governors' forum. As a person, and speaking for the PDP governors, we support the call to visit the President in the UK.
"The health of the President should not be politicized. Anybody can fall sick, whether old or young. The President's handlers are the ones causing confusion and creating room for rumours. They should have told Nigerians what was wrong with the President.
"We pray for the President to be strong so that he can return home on time to perform the functions Nigerians elected him to perform.
"It doesn't matter what party is in government, constructive criticisms should not amount to wishing anybody dead. We wish our President well and our prayers are with him. And as a party, the PDP wishes the President well."
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