President
Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that despite insinuations about his
alleged poor health, there is no need for apprehension over recovery.
Mr. Buhari spoke Thursday evening through a
statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba,
explaining why he had been out of public glare for a while.
The statement said, “President Buhari’s absence
at the Federal Executive Council meeting of Wednesday, April 26, was a last
minute decision; otherwise, the cabinet and the public might have been alerted
in advance. As eager as he is to be up and about, the President’s doctors have
advised on his taking things slowly, as he fully recovers from the long period
of treatment in the United Kingdom some weeks ago.
“President Buhari himself, on his return to the
country, made Nigerians aware of the state of his health while he was in
London. Full recovery is sometimes a slow process, requiring periods of rest
and relaxation, as the Minister for Information, Lai Mohammed, intimated in his
press briefing after the FEC meeting on Wednesday.
“Despite his lack of visibility, Nigerians
should rest assured that President Buhari has not abdicated his role as
Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria.
“He receives daily briefings on the activities
of government, and confers regularly with his Vice President, Professor Yemi
Osinbajo. His private residence, in which he has been spending the majority of
his time recently, also has a fully equipped office.
“God is the giver of life and health. We are
grateful that He has seen our President through the worst period of his
convalescence in London. We are thankful that the President has passed a number
of benchmarks already. We pray that God continues to see him through this
period of recuperation.”
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