By Baron Ike
National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun has said the party will respond appropriately to the governor of Ekiti State, Ayodel Fayose who said recently that President Muhammadu Buhari is on life support.
Oyegun not only dismissed reports that Buhari was on life-support at a London hospital, but said that he was recovering very robustly.
Fayose had recently said that the president was on life-support and was being shielded from even his immediate family members including his wife, Aisha.
However, the APC chairman said he would not dignify Fayose with a response, saying he does not belong to the same class with the governor and that those who would reply him “at that level” would do so at the appropriate time.
“If I respond, I will be dignifying him. At the appropriate time, people will answer him; at the appropriate level; at the appropriate time,” he said.
Oyegun, was speaking during a meeting of the party`s National Working Committee (NWC) and its forum of 24 state governors in Abuja on Friday, June 30.
“Despite claims of the president’s “robust recovery”, Oyegun was however emphatic that only Buhari’s doctors could determine his return date.
“We are glad to inform you that President Muhammadu Buhari is recovering in a very robust manner.
“We hope he takes it easy and when he comes back, I have no doubt at all that we will have a new and active period of activities”, said Oyegun. The president has been away for at least 53 consecutive days on this particular trip, having spent several days in previous trips.
On the outcome of the meeting, Oyegun said most of the discussions centred around security and the current wave of socio-cultural agitations which has elicited very unpleasant verbal reactions in certain sections.