· President not in a hospital, but at the Nigerian High
Commission in UK, says media aide
The Presidency has explained why there is no
date mentioned for the return of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Femi Adesina, a special adviser to the
president on media and publicity, told the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
in an interview that this was so because there is "no vacuum in
government".
Adesina said that since there was Yemi
Osinbajo in place as acting president, Buhari could take as much time as needed
for an adequate rest.
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| Garba Shehu, left, and Femi Adeshina |
He said: “When he was leaving on Jan.
19 we announced that it was a vacation during which he would also do routine
medical check-ups.
”Now, those check-ups have thrown up things
that need to be further looked at and that is why he is asking for this
extension of the vacation.
“The time is not stated and that reason is not
far to seek because Mr President transmitted power to his vice, who is now the
acting President.
“So, he does not need to be under that
pressure of time again because there is no vacuum in government, there is an
acting president.
“Therefore, the doctors can now exhaustively
look at him and give him a clean bill of health before he returns home.”
Adesina urged Nigerians to desist from rumours
of President Buhari’s alleged death because it was ungodly.
Instead, he said, Nigerians should always pray
for the good health of the president.
“My message will be what I also said before,
goodwill, let us have goodwill towards our president.
“We as human beings must have goodwill towards
one another. Any man can be sick; any man can get well; any man can even die,
we are mortals. Anybody can die; anybody falls sick can also get well.
“Therefore,
all those who peddle those evil, mischievous, malicious and malevolent rumours
on social media need to have a rethink. Instead of all those evil wishes they
should have goodwill towards the president.”
Recall that President Buhari departed Abuja
for the United Kingdom on Thursday, January 19, on a 10-day leave as a part of
his annual vacation after formally handing over mantle of leadership of the
country to his Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
Meanwhile, another presidential aide Garba
Shehu, who is the senior special assistant to the president on media and
publicity, has insisted that the president was not in a hospital as being widely
circulated but at the Nigerian High Commission in UK.
He said: “I just spoke to the president’s personal
doctor, and he told me President Buhari is not in any serious condition as to
worry about.”
* Source: Naij.com
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