The Nigerian Presidency on Saturday released pictures and a 29 seconds video of President Muhammadu Buhari receiving briefings from the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire and the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu on recent developments in the fight against the novel coronavirus [COVID-19] pandemic.
Recall that there had been nationwide calls for the president to address Nigerians on how far he has been coordinating the fight against the pandemic that have now infected 81 persons in the country.
To further drive their points home in demand for the president’s address, some netizens launched #WhereisBuhari on twitter which trended for over two consecutive days.
In what seemed like a response to the doubting Thomases, the president’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmed through his Twitter Handle @BashirAhmaad released the video on Saturday afternoon.
Watch video below:
Minister of Health, @DrEOEhanire and Director-General of @NCDCgov, Dr. @Chikwe_I this afternoon, briefed President @MBuhari on their activities and efforts to prevent the spread of #COVID19 pandemic across the country. pic.twitter.com/Lo0V2rAp26
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) March 28, 2020
https://twitter.com/BashirAhmaad/status/1243883991188541440?s=20