Governors are not meeting over Buhari’s health – FG

Governors are not meeting over Buhari’s health – FG

The Federal Government has denied reports that governors are meeting in Abuja on Thursday to send emissaries to see President Muhammadu Buhari .
The Minister of Information and Culture , Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated the position on Thursday in Abuja when he received a delegation of the Presidential Committee on the North -East Initiative .
He said , “ I want to say categorically and emphatically that there is no iota of truth in this . Governors are not meeting in Abuja because there is no need for it. There is no plan to send emissary to London to see the President .
“ Again , I want to say that the president is hale and hearty in London where he is observing his 10 -day vacation . Let us all shun the negative reports insinuating the president illness and death .
“ We implore those behind this outright falsehood to desist . It is because Nigeria exists that they can practice their profession . We implore them to stop overheating the society. ’’
The minister told the delegation that his ministry is very passionate about the North - East and has put the region ’ s concerns and developmental agenda in the front burner of its activities.
He explained that until Nigeria took possession of the insurgency war in the region , full rehabilitation , reconstruction and resettlement would not take place.
According to him , the country is winning the war against terror and there is need to celebrate the military that is prosecuting the war .
“ We are also aware there is bigger war to be won which is healing the wounds that have been created by the insurgency .
“ The ministry is particular about ensuring that correct information about the North East is disseminated , ’’ he said .
The minister said that the PCNI had a tall mandate but expressed confidence in the leader and members of the committee to deliver .
He said his ministry was ready to assist the committee in any way , particularly in information dissemination .
The leader of the delegation and Chairman PCNEI Economic sub -Committee , Mr . Yusuf Yakubu said the committee was committed to restoring stability to the North East through sustainable socio- economic activities .
In achieving this , he said the committee harmonised all intervention planning for the region into a national strategic road map tagged “ The Buhari Plan ’’ .
Yakubu solicited partnership with the ministry in mobilisation and changing negative narratives on the Northeast region .
PCNI was inaugurated by the president under the leadership of Gen. Theophilus Danjuma ( retd ) on October 26 , 2016 with three- year mandate to guide, coordinate , facilitate and support all interventions and relief activities across the North East .
( NAN)

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