God has answered the prayers of Nigerians following the recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari, Akwa Ibom state governor, Udom Emmanuel, said on Friday.

The governor made this known after meeting with acting President Yemi Osinbajo behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The meeting comes 48 hours after Emmanuel and six other governors visited the ailing President in London where he has been receiving medical attention since May 7.

The governor, who did not state what he discussed with the country’s stand-in president, said, “Let me thank God for the life of the President and thank God for Nigerians too.

”I also appreciate Nigerians who have prayed sincerely and earnestly for Mr. President and I think God has actual answered the prayers of Nigerians.

“From what you could see from the photographs, you could see that God has actually answered our prayers, so some of us were quite excited to see Mr. President.

“He welcomed us, discussed with us and he was also happy to see us.

“So, what you are seeing both on television and newspapers are genuine and correct. God has actually healed our President and we thank God for that.”