Buhari calls Femi Adesina for the first time in 6 weeks, praises him for holding out against “mischief makers”

News Express |25th Feb 2017 | 2,512

President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari today called Mr. Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser (Media & Publicity), for the first time since he travelled to London over a month ago for what was supposed to be a short medical vacation but later became extended indefinitely. Adesina in a statement issued this evening said the President called him at 2:43 p.m.

“At exactly 2.43 p.m. today, Saturday, February 25, 2017, my phone rang. Who was at the other end? Tunde Sabiu, personal assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari,” Adesina said. He went on to relate that vthe following conversation took place:

“Hold on for Mr President,” Tunde said.

And in a matter of seconds, the very familiar voice came:

“Femi, how are you?” (He calls me Adesina most times, but today, he opted for Femi)

I screamed: “Mr President, I have missed you. How are you sir?”

He first laughed. That familiar laugh. Then he said: “I am still resting. Thank you for holding out against mischief makers.”

I said it was my duty, the very least I could do, adding how happy I was to speak with him.

“How is your family?”

I said we were fine, and he asked me to extend his greetings to them.

“I hope to call you again,” Mr President said, and I bade him farewell, adding: “Best wishes, Sir.”

It was a defining moment for me. For more than a month, I had always spoken with aides who are with the President in London. Not once did I ask them to take the phone to him, deliberately so, because I didn’t need to speak with him to validate the fact that he was alive. And since he was on vacation, he had a right to his privacy.

Of his own volition, President Buhari spoke with me. It made my day. Even if he hadn’t done so, he would have remained my President, my leader, and my man. Any day.

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