CAN urges President Buhari to seek further treatment

- The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) wonders why the health status of President Buhari would be shrouded in secrecy

- CAN urges Nigerians to continue to pray for Buhari for more strength and mercy of God as he resumes office

- The Christian body also expresses displeasure over the delay in the passage of 2017 budget

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to seek further treatment, if that would restore his sound health and help to pilot the country’s affairs.

The CAN president, Rev. Samson Olasupo, gave the advice through a communique issued on Tuesday, May 2, by his special assistant on media, Pastor Bayo Oladeji, at the just concluded 104th annual session of the Nigeria Baptist Convention held in Abuja, This Day reports.

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The Christian body wondered why the health status of the president would be shrouded in secrecy, especially with the lack of openness in telling Nigerians that he went for medical attention.

“We observe with dismay the political under current that surrounds the health of our dear President especially the lack of openness in telling Nigerians that he went for medical attention.

“We advise the president not to hesitate in going for further treatment if that would help in quickly restoring him back to sound health so as to continue performing his duties to the nation,” it said.

CAN therefore urged Nigerians to continue to pray for the president for more strength and mercy of God as he resumes office.

Legit.ng learnt that the Christian body also expressed displeasure over the delay in the passage of 2017 budget, which it said has brought untold hardship to Nigerians.

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It called on the federal government to rise up and end the challenges that are bringing untold hardship to the populace.

“We observe with dismay the delay in the passage of 2017 budget and the attendant financial and untold hardship which this has brought to Nigerians. This delay may not be unconnected with the friction between the executive and legislative arms of government.

“We therefore urge the two arms of government to see themselves as partners in progress and end all rivalries. The National Assembly is therefore called upon to speedily pass the budget to minimise the present financial hardship in the country.

“We observe and commend the federal government’s efforts on the release of Parish Club loan refund to the state government. The money is to enable the state governments to pay their staff salaries and provide other social amenities and infrastructures.

“However, we observe that some state governments did not use the money for the specific purposes for which they are meant. There is information that the monies are being diverted and or misappropriated. We urge the federal government to compel the state governments to use the money for the purposes for which they are released,” CAN stated.

The religious body condemned the killings in Southern Kaduna, Agatu community in Benue state and other places in the east, south and western Nigeria and called on the advised the government to be proactive in responding to security challenges and bring the perpetrators and their sponsors to book.

It said the Fulani herdsmen caught or implicated in criminal activities should be made to face the full wrath of the law for their crime without sentiment or emotional appeal.

Meanwhile, Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, says the health of her husband is not as bad as being perceived.

Legit.ng recalls that not until Tuesday, May 2, President Buhari was not seen in public for almost two weeks.

His absence from the last couple of Federal Executive Council meetings held at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja, also triggered speculation that the president’s health may be very bad, even after his return from the UK for medical vacation.

But in series of tweets on her official Twitter handle, Aisha Buhari, disclosed that the president’s health is not that bad.

Aisha said in one of her tweets that Buhari has continued to carry out his responsibilities, and that he met with Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, and Maikanti Baru, group managing director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday, May 2.

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