The presidency has said it will regularly update Nigerians on developments concerning President Muhammadu Buhari’s health from information reeled out by those close to him (Buhari) in London.
This was revealed on Tuesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu while fielding questions on a monitored programme on television.
He gave the explanation when he was asked if he would be joining the President in London in order to update Nigerians on development concerning Buhari’s health from time to time.
The presidential spokesman said he would not join the President in London because he (Buhari) is entitled to his privacy.
He said the media team would rely on the information that would be made available by those with the President.
“No. I don’t think I will go. I hope the President has the privacy that he needs with his doctors and regains his health. We will continue to rely on third party from my own point of view,” he said.
TheNewsGuru.com recalls that President Buhari had on Sunday evening returned to London for medical consultation, making it the second time he would be proceeding on medical leave this year.
The 74-year-old Nigerian leader had left the country on January 19 on what the Presidency described then as a medical vacation.
When the trip was prolonged, presidential aides announced that the President would be staying back in London to enable him to collect results of some medical tests conducted on him.
Buhari returned to the country on March 10 after a 49-day medical sojourn, saying he had never been that sick in his life.
Lately, the President has not been seen attending public functions as he was absent three times in the weekly Federal Executive Council meetings, causing anxiety among Nigerians.
His handlers, however, insisted that the situation was nothing to worry about as he was only resting based on his doctor’s instructions.
However, on his recent trip, the president in his letter to the National Assembly had stated that his medical team will determine the duration of his stay saying he has constitutionally handed over to his vice (Prof. Yemi Osinbajo) to act in his stead in other to avoid any vacuum in government while he is away.