President Muhammadu Buhari has on June 6, Monday,
departed Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja
for London, United Kingdom.
The president, who has ear infection, embarked on ten-day
vacation to see his doctors abroad.
He was seen off by personal staff, ministers and military
officials at the President Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe
International Airport in Abuja, addressed the press before
leaving ostensibly to assure Nigerians that his condition
should not be cause for worry.
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, informed yesterday
that President Buhari was examined by his personal
physician and an E.N.T specialist in Abuja and was
treated.
However, both Nigerian doctors recommended further
evaluation purely as a precaution.
Always quick with their reactions, Nigerians across the
country took to social media to send out messages of
support and wish their leader a speedy recovery, while
some questioned the facts surrounding the trip.
Concerns over Buhari’s health also grew after he canceled
a much awaited trip to the oil-rich Niger Delta last week.
There also have been speculations over the president’s
state of health since he shelved his scheduled two-day
official visit to Lagos state at the last minute and directed
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to represent him.
President Buhari is expected to be back in the country in
ten days.
