President to travel to UK for medical check-up
According to presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, Buhari will be out of the country for four days.
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According to presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, Buhari will be out of the country for four days.
Shehu also revealed that the President’s doctor asked him to come back for a check-up.
The presidential spokesman, in a statement issued on Twitter said “President @MBuhari will tomorrow, Tuesday undertake a four-day trip to the United Kingdom.
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“In the course of the technical stop-over for aircraft maintenance in London on his way back from Washington last week, the President had a meeting with his doctor.
“The Doctor requested the President to return for a meeting which he agreed to do. President Buhari will return on Saturday, May 12th.
“On his return, the President’s two-day State Visit to Jigawa, which was postponed because of the All Progressives Congress, APC’s Ward Congresses will now take place on Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th May.”
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Technical stop-over
President Buhari made an unscheduled ‘technical stopover’ in London after his working visit to the United States of America.
This prompted a lot of speculations about the President’s state of health on social media.
In 2017, Buhari spent a total of 154 days in London on two separate medical visits to his doctor.
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