The Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has disclosed what President Muhammadu Buhari told All Progressives Congress (APC) governors during a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa on Thursday.
Okorocha, who is the Governor of Imo State, made the disclosure while speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting.
He said the governors had visited the president to convince him to vie for a second term in office but the president urged them to give him more time to decide.
Okorocha said, “ We discussed so many issues that affect the nation , our party and Mr. President’ s ambition to run for the 2019 presidential election .
“ It is the desire of the governors that Mr. President should run for this exalted office given his performance in the last two years. We believe that if he continues , Nigeria will be better for it .
“ Anyhow, Mr. President , in his usual manner , has requested that we give him time and that he will address the nation and the caucus of the party very soon .
“ So , we should be full of expectations that Mr. President will make officially known to Nigerians his intentions but we hope that his response will be in line with what the governors are thinking . ”
The APC governors had last week visited the president in his country home in Daura, Katsina to condole with him on the recent loss of two of his family members within hours of each.