I will not rest until I tackle Nigeria's challenges - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has told governors in the country that he does not need more rest as he is concerned with the challenges facing Nigeria.

President Buhari at a meeting with governors

The president said this on Thursday, March 16, 2017 when he turned down an advice by the state governors for him to take more rest.

The president who recently returned from London after 49 days medical vacation, said he was poised to addresses all issues affecting Nigerians’.

A statement by his Shehu Garba, the president’s senior special assistant on media and publicity, Buhari turned down the advice of the governors at a meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The statement quoted Buhari as saying: “I will not rest until I address those issues that affect our people. One of these basic things is the issue of salaries.

“It is most important that workers are able to feed their families, pay rent and school fees, then other things can follow.”

Buhari says he is more concerned with Nigeria's challenges

He commended the governors for not considering political affiliations in their goodwill messages and prayers for him while he was away from the country.

Interestingly, many Nigerians who reacted urged the president to heed the advice of the governors while others said they would continue to pray for him.