Other members of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) delegation led by the governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, were Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano), Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), Kashim Shettima (Borno) and Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom).
Speaking to State House correspondents in Abuja on Thursday, he said rather than castigate Buhari for his ailment, Nigerians should therefore pray for him.
He said: “I will say halleluyah because God has answered my prayers. I was the first person that initiated prayers, both Christians and Muslims to pray for Mr. President because that is our duty.
“Romans 13:1 and 2 talks about that there is no power that be without God’s ordination and those of us who are subjects should continue to pray for such.
“So, it is our responsibility not to be castigating Mr. President or be wishing him or whatever. We should be praying for him.
“If Mr. President is sick, it means all of us are sick, the whole country is sick. So, its is our responsibility to pray that Mr. President gets well so that our country too will be well.”
Ortom reiterated that governors who met Buhari recently advised him to stay back in the United Kingdom for more rest until his doctors certify him well enough to return home.
It is nearly 90 days since the President left the shores on Nigeria for the United Kingdom to attend to an undisclosed ailment.
Ortom added: “Mr. President is doing well, we appreciate God, we saw him, he was not in a wheel chair, he was not bedridden, he greeted us, we cracked jokes and he was mentally alert.
“We discussed about the security situations in the country and asked us questions about what we are doing.
“Our prayer is that God will consummate his healing. We asked him not to hurry because there is no vacuum, the Acting President is holding forth for him and he is doing very well and he has his confidence. By the grace of God I believe that very soon he will be with us.”
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