Two of the country’s 36 states governors who were at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari from his 103 days medical vacation in the United Kingdom, Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State and Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, have expressed relief that the President is back to the country.
They said no matter how effective the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, might have been, the return of Buhari will see governance moving at a faster and better pace.
Yari, who is also the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, said the return of Buhari will impact positively on the country.
He said: “This is the moment that Nigerians have been waiting for over 90 days.
“We as governors that paid him a visit.
“What we saw the first time we reported to Nigerians, Nigerians will see for themselves.
“We pray to God to give the President good health and for him to continue to manage the economy.”
Asked what the impact of the President’s return will be, Yari said: “It will impact seriously because is just like a body when the head is cut off, so the body will not make any meaningful achievement.
“The fact that he has a vibrant Vice President who can work effectively when he is not around does not mean you can compare the difference between when he is around and when the two of them are around.
“It will impact on the economy and it will impact on the security, it means so many things will change.”
Ganduje told newsmen: “Nigerians are happy and we are happy.
“We did say when we visited that he was doing better and will soon return.
“It will impact on the socioeconomic activities in the country because now that the number decision maker is now around, he and his deputy will take decisions together and things will be done in a more quicker way.
“We will see improvement
“It will impact on security.
“There is no doubt about that because there are certain decisions you know the Acting President will have to communicate him, but now that he is coming back that would no longer be necessary.”
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