President Buhari speaks to Governor Masari on the phone
- Governor Aminu Bello Masari has spoken to President Muhammadu Buhari on phone
- The governor stated this in an interview with Voice of America (VOA) Hausa
- The governor directed the Emir of Katsina and his Daura counterpart to engage in special prayers for the president
President Muhammadu Buhari has spoken to the Katsina state governor, Aminu Bello Masari on phone.
This was disclosed by the governor when he granted an interview to the VOA Hausa.
According to the governor, praying for the success of the president is a mandate for all meaningful Nigerians.
The governor also directed the Emir of Katsina and his Daura counterpart to engage in special prayers for the president.
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His words: ‘’On Saturday I spoke with the president on phone, he is hale and hearty. All those castigating rumors on the health condition of the president should think twice and change their mindset.
‘’The president is on vacation for medical check-up which is in line with the Nigerian constitution where he assigned all the responsibility to his vice at full autonomy pending when he comes back.
‘’Therefore, the president did not break any law by leaving for medical vacation. Last Wednesday I called the Emir of Daura and that of Katsina directing them to engage in special prayers for the president, which they did during Friday session prayers.”
He continued: ‘’We will not stop praying for the president, we shall keep praying till Almighty Allah answers our prayers. Praying for a leader is a mandate to every Nigerian irrespective of religion. Both scriptures direct us to pray for our leaders.”
He concluded by appealing to all Nigerians to pray for President Buhari to succeed in good health and safe return to Nigeria.
Masari is the second governor the president has spoken to from London where he is on medical vacation.
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The president spoke with Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Wednesday, February 22 where he thanked Nigerians for all their prayers.
Meanwhile, the former acting governor of Taraba state, Alhaji Garba Umar has denied media reports that he was paid millions of naria as pension and severance gratuity by the state government.
Alhaji Umar made the clarification in a statement sent to Legit.ng and signed by the head of the former governor's media office, Ahmed Balla Gassol.
The statement affirmed that Alhaji Umar did not collect a kobo as pension neither did he and his appointees collecte severance gratuity from the state government.
Gassol said the official vehicles of Alhaji Umar were illegally withdrawn by the then acting governor, Sani Abubakar Danladi who reportedly paid himself millions of naria as benefits before leaving office.
He stated that the state government under Governor Dairus Ishaku has refused to recognize Alhaji Umar as a deputy governor and subsequently acting governor of the state.
He described Governor Ishaku’s refusal to recognize the two years administration of Alhaji Umar as a disservice to history and posterity.
Gassol further said if former governor Danbaba Suntai and Danlandi were paid their severance allowances, Governor Ishaku should shun political, religion and ethnic myopicness to pay Alhaji Garba Umar and his political appointees.
He stressed that its morally wrong for Governor Ishaku to be benefiting from a regime he has refused to recognize, honour and punished anyone associated to it.
“Its a fact that Alhaji Garba Umar piloted the affairs of Taraba state for two years under which ever circumstances, he governed and his humble efforts today are bringing good tides to the state,” he added.
Source: Legit.ng
