President Muhammadu Buhari revealed yesterday that he ignored advice from concerned Nigerians who asked him not to observe this year’s Ramadan on health grounds.
He said that after skipping the 30-day fasting exercise last year because of his poor health, he felt that he was strong enough to observe it this year, and did so without skipping a day.
Addressing residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) who paid him a Sallah homage at the Presidential villa, President Buhari said
“A lot of people told me that on health grounds, I could default. But I refused because I know the value of fasting.
“I cannot miss it once I can do it. Last year, I didn’t (fast) because I was on health vacation.
But this year, I have done it, and I thank God because it has helped me to be much healthier and to attend to national issues.”