What Osinbajo, APC governors discussed – Aide
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, Tuesday urged governors belonging to the All Progressives Congress to take prompt action on the economy and the lingering strike by university lecturers.
Laolu Akande, the media aide to Osinbajo, quoted the latter as saying in the press release he issued. The governors, Akande said, visited the vice president to fecilitate with him over his successful knee surgery.
The visitors are the governors of Kebbi, Atiku Bagudu; Ekiti’s Kayode Fayemi; Plateau’s Simon Lalong; and Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State.
Others are Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State; Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara; Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State; Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State; Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, and the deputy governor of Ebonyi State, Kelechi Igwe.
“While welcoming the Governors, Prof. Osinbajo expressed his appreciation for the visit and the good wishes.
“The VP also commended the expertise of Nigerian doctors, and the availability of cutting-edge medical facilities existing in the country.
“But he regretted that doctors are restrained by regulations from advertising and as a result many people are unaware of the level of quality medical services available locally.
“During the brief interaction that followed at the meeting, important national issues were also raised especially regarding the economy and the ASUU strike.
“The Vice President and the Governors then agreed to engage these and other pressing issues further with a view to bringing urgent resolution for the benefit of the Nigerian people”
Akande also wrote that Osinbajo said to his visitors, “We all need to work together on these critical issues. We need to think through things, and we need to do it fast.”
