President
Muhammadu Buhari has written to thank the President of Guinea, Alpha Conde, for
the nationwide prayers held last week by Guineans for his recovery and good
health.
In a letter dated July 24, 2017, President
Buhari, who had earlier made a phone call to Conde, who is the current Chairman
of the Assemblies of Heads of State and Government of the African Union,
stated:
“I thank you for your kind and thoughtful
action in organizing nationwide prayers for my good health. It is a gesture
that I will forever cherish and treasure.
“Your Excellency will be pleased to hear that I
am making good progress, and as soon as doctors advise, I shall return to my
duties and continue serving the Nigerian people who elected me and are daily
praying for my recovery.”
In an earlier letter, President Buhari had also
accepted his nomination as leader of the “2018 AU Theme on the Fight Against
Corruption”, which came from African leaders at the 29th Session of the
Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the AU in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
on July 4, 2017.
“While thanking you for the kind words and for
the nomination,” the President wrote to Conde, “I wish to express my readiness
to accept this new important role and to reiterate my commitment to contribute
towards our collective efforts to strengthen good governance and development on
the continent.
I, therefore, look forward to working closely
with you in the realization of this objective.”
Excerpts of the letters were made
available Tuesday afternoon via a statement by Femi Adesina,
the Special Adviser to the President on media and publicity.
-Premium Times
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