LAGOS, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Top officials of Nigeria's ruling party on Sunday met with ailing President Muhammadu Buhari in London, a spokesperson said Monday.
Presidential spokesperson Femi Adesina said in a statement reaching Xinhua in Lagos, the country's economic hub that the delegation of All Progressives Congress (APC) which comprised national leadership of the party and its governors was led by National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun.
The Nigerian leader was very cheerful and has not lost any bit of his sense of humor, the spokesperson said.
He quoted Rochas Okorocha, the governor of southern Imo State as saying that the party delegation spent more than an hour with Buhari over lunch, and that it was very clear from the discussions that he followed developments at home very closely.
According to him, the president was delighted to receive the delegation and asked each governor about affairs in his state.
He added Buhari asked the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, about the state of the railways.
According to the statement, Okorocha said Buhari was completely unperturbed by the cocktail of lies.
On July 11, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo also visited the president in London and reported that he was recuperating fast.
The president left Abuja, Nigeria's capital city for London on May 7 for follow-up on his medical checks.
