This is even as he said after the six-hour flight from London, he was no longer meeting with the seven aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors last night as earlier reported but assured the meeting would hold within the week.
He was to meet with the governors of Kwara State (Ahmed Abdulfatah), Jigawa State (Sule Lamido), Sokoto State (Aliyu Wamakko), Niger State (Babangida Aliyu), Kano State (Rabiu Kwankwanso), Rivers State (Chibuike Amaechi) and Adamawa State (Murtala Nyako) to try to reach a peace agreement in the current crisis rocking the ruling party.
Fielding questions from State House correspondents from the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the President said the Administrative Panel of the two bullet poof cars for the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah set up on October 23 had submitted its report.
He didn't give an indication that he wanted to speak more on the issue.
The first plane that carried the advance team touched down at exactly 6.50 p.m, while the President's plane landed at 7.10p.m.
Speaking on his health challenges while in London, President Jonathan said, "first let me thank and appreciate Nigerians for the show of love and concern.
"First on Wednesday, even though I was in London I read how people congratulated me, remembering my birthday that I don't normally celebrate anyway. "I have to thank Nigerians especially on the issue of my health, I really had some health challenges I have to thank God again because of the concern shown by Nigerians and the love.
Thank God that I am very okay to resume work I believe from this night.
On meeting with G-7 governors, he said, "I don't think I will be able to hold any meeting, you know six hours flight is quite a distance and also following from my health challenges but we will meet."
Asked how soon he replied, "I don't know I am just coming in, I believe within the week we will be able to meet.
"Politics is about discussion, we belong to the same political party, even people from different political parties engage in political discussion and political discussion is a continuous process, even during election people discuss. So, we will continue to discuss."
Asked if he has received the report on the bullet proof cars bought for the aviation minister, President Jonathan said with finality, "the committee I set up have submitted report."
On if some of his ministers abandoned the HIIC meeting in London, the President said, "all of them performed very well. I think there are some kind of misconception.
The Honorary International Investor Forum meets two times in a year, one in Nigeria and one outside Nigeria, sometimes is London most cases is London, the last time it was France or so.
"Ministers are not meant to sit throughout the period.
Ministers are meant to go and make presentations even in Nigeria.
The only person that normally sits throughout is the Minister of Trade and Investment that warehouses the HIIC. Some ministers don't normally sit for the two days, in a day you may not see a minister.
If a minister is meant to make a presentation on the second day, is not that for the two days you will expect all the ministers to be there. Because I read some of the perception in the media, that the minister of communication technology was not there on Thursday, the minister of petroleum was not there on Thursday.
They were not meant to make presentation on Thursday, they appeared on Friday and made their presentations. Even in Nigeria, I even sit more in the meeting because is a group that advises the president, if I'm not there the Vice President takes over.
Myself or the Vice President, trade and investment minister, the CBN Governor, Economic Adviser, the Finance Minister, the Minister of Planning are the ones who stay more. So there is no issue about ministers, people make a lot of insinuations out of nothing".
On how serious his illness was, he replied, "the most important thing is that I am back. You will expect that when you are holding a political office as the president of a country or a governor of a state, anything that affects you attract a lot of attention. So that the President is sick alone even if you don't know the ailment definitely it will cause apprehension".
Doctors had Saturday certified the President fit to return to the country after he suffered severe abdominal pains in London which prevented him from attending the opening of the HIIC event.
The doctors after a thorough evaluation of the President's symptoms, medically referred to as acute abdomen, had concluded that no surgical intervention was required, according to a statement from the Presidency.
Ministers present to receive him were Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Bala Mohammed, Health, Prof. Onyeabuchi Chukwu, Police, Caleb Olubolade, Niger Delta, Godsday Orubebe, Culture and Tourism, Edem Duke, Labour, Emeka Wogu, and Presiding Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Onwuliri.
Others were the Secretary fo the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, Member of House of Representative, Ndudi Elumelu, the Inspector General of Police, Abubakar Mohammed, Chief of Staff, Mike Oghiadomhe, and Permanent Secretary Ministry of Power Amb. Godknows Igali.
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