Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State yesterday [Feb. 1] assured Enugu people that their ailing Governor Sullivan Chime, who has been hospitalised in London since September 2012, will return to the country in the next 10 days.
Speaking with airport correspondents at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on arrival from London, United Kingdom, Akpabio, who was among the three governors that visited the sick governor in his hospital bed in London recently, declared that Chime was hale, hearty and capable of ruling the state upon his arrival.
Akpabio had visited the ailing Enugu governor in a London hospital in company with Governors Gabriel Suswam and Rotimi Ameachi of Benue and Rivers states respectively.
He admonished Nigerians to always trust their representatives and warned against playing politics with people's health.
His words:
I was a part of the delegation that visited the governor in London and I brought a message of goodwill from His Excellency, the Governor of Enugu State. And like I said, we must learn to mourn with those who mourn and rejoice with those who rejoice.
We should not play politics out of people's health. For me, I'm very grateful to God that Governor Chime has recovered fully and he would be assuming duties within the next 10 days.
It's not something that any Nigerian should be sad about. Rather, we should be happy and we should pray that he's returning to the country within 10 days from today and he would be in the government House in Enugu on his seat as the governor of the state.
"I can confirm that because I had interactions with him and he's in good health and he's recovering. Once the doctors give him the go ahead, he will be in the office. You can quote me".
- TheNATION
