Today, Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin
Welby paid a personal visit to President
Buhari at the Abuja House, London.
According to a statement by the president’s
media aide, Femi Adeshina, the Archbishop
and President Buhari are friends, who share
deep respect for each other. Archbishop
Welby said he was delighted to see the rapid
recovery President Buhari has made from
his health challenges, noting that it was a
testimony to the healing powers of God, and
answer to prayers of millions of people
round the world.
The cleric pledged to continue praying for
both President Buhari and Nigeria.
In his response, the Nigerian President
thanked Archbishop Welby, whom he noted
had always stood by him at critical times,
and wished him God’s continued grace in
his spiritual duty of leading the Anglican
Communion worldwide.
It will be recalled that when former British
Prime Minister, David Cameron described
Nigeria as a “fantastically corrupt” country
ahead of an anti-corruption summit in
London in 2016, Archbishop Welby had
retorted: “But this particular President
(Buhari) is actually not corrupt.”
The Archbishop later personally received the
Nigerian President at Lambeth Palace,
London, and had also paid a goodwill visit to
President Buhari in March this year, during
his medical vacation.
