President Muhammadu Buhari, said his commitment to better the lots of the citizenry was the main reason he would not take more rest after his return from London on medical vacation.
This came as the President ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and Finance Ministry to immediately release the second tranche of London-Paris Club refunds to state governments, as a way of helping them meet with their financial responsibilities.
The President was reacting to suggestions by state governors that he took a little more rest, as he narrated his experience in London. He also said he turned down requests for him to be visited in London because he wanted to avoid moving government abroad.
President Buhari, who spoke when he made a sudden appearance at the National Economic Council, NEC, meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, walked into the meeting at exactly 12:30 p.m.
Journalists were later excused from the hall.
A statement issued later by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said President Buhari made a strong case for settlement of unpaid salaries and pension liabilities of workers in states.
“I will not rest until I address those issues that affect our people. One of these basic things is the issue of salaries. It is most important that workers are able to feed their families, pay rent and school fees, then other things can follow,” he said.
Buhari, who expressed delight at the unity within the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, also thanked them for their display of “love and respect” for him.
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