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President Alpha Conde of Guinea have joined list of people that President Muhammadu Buhari has called from his infamous office at the Abuja House, London to appreciate the nationwide prayers organised in wishing him a quick recovery.
This was disclosed moments ago by the presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina who stated that the letter was dated and sent on Monday, July 24th.
It was gathered that the letter was sent to President Conde after Buhari had called him to appreciate the gesture in person.
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It will be recalled that Conde, who is also the Chairman of African Union declared Friday, July 21st as a day of prayers for Buhari.
In the letter, Buhari thanked Conde for organising the prayers and informed him that he was in good health. He also added that he will be back shortly to continue serving the Nigerian people.
“I thank you for your kind and thoughtful action in organizing nationwide prayers for my good health. It is a gesture that I will forever cherish and treasure.
“Your Excellency will be pleased to hear that I am making good progress, and as soon as doctors advise, I shall return to my duties and continue serving the Nigerian people who elected me and are daily praying for my recovery.”
In an earlier letter, President Buhari had also accepted his nomination as leader of the “2018 AU Theme on the Fight Against Corruption”, which came from African leaders at the 29th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the AU in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 4, 2017.
“While thanking you for the kind words and for the nomination,” the President wrote to Conde, “I wish to express my readiness to accept this new important role and to reiterate my commitment to contribute towards our collective efforts to strengthen good governance and development on the continent. I, therefore, look forward to working closely with you in the realization of this objective.”
