Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has told visiting governors on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that there was need to deal with the issues of the worrisome economy and the recently extended strike of public universities teachers fast.
Receiving the APC Governors on Tuesday in his office on a felicitation visit as he recovers from the surgery done last month, according to a statement from his office, important national issues were also raised especially regarding the economy and the ASUU strike.
The Vice President and the Governors agreed to engage these and other pressing issues further with a view to bringing urgent resolution for the benefit of the Nigerian people.
According to the Vice President “we all need to work together on these critical issues. We need to think through things, and we need to do it fast.”
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.
Present at the meeting were Governors, Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State; Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State; Simon Lalong of Plateau State; Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State; 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.
