Buhari called me yesterday night - Speaker Dogara

Just like the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, the Speaker House of Representative, Yakubu Dogara has also claimed he spoke with rumoured ailing President Muhammadu Buhari in a telephone chat

The Speaker claimed the President actually called him and both discussed on issues of national interest.

The speaker stated this on his personal twitter handle on Thursday.

He said: “@MBuhari called me yesterday evening. He talked about what the Executive/ Legislature must do to ensure food security for all Nigerians”.

"He said he was pained by the suffering endured by most Nigerians last year and he's resolved not to let events of 2016 repeat themselves.

He also asked me to extend his best wishes to all Hon Members", he tweeted.

Mr. Buhari, who just extended his vacation in the UK called Speaker Dogara on Wednesday evening.

Similarly, on Wednesday, the senate president also said the President called him and they joked about working late night.