Aso Villa has assured Nigerians that there is no need for apprehension over the health of our President, Muhammadu Buhari, despite concerns being raised in the media.
In a statement today, senior special assistant on media, Malam Garba Shehu said President Buhariโs absence at the Federal Executive Council meeting of Wednesday, April 26, was a last minute decision.
โOtherwise, the cabinet and the public might have been alerted in advance. As eager as he is to be up and about, the Presidentโs 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.
โPresident 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.
โDespite his lack of visibility, Nigerians should rest assured that President Buhari has not abdicated his role as Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria.
โHe receives daily briefings on the activities of government, and confers regularly with his Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo.
โHis private residence, in which he has been spending the majority of his time recently, also has a fully equipped office.
โGod 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.
โWe 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. โ
