Buhari May Extend 10-Day Medical Vacation in London

Buhari May Extend 10-Day Medical Vacation in London to Treat Persistent Cough

President Muhammadu Buhari may extend his 10-day medical vacation in London to treat an ear infection, this is because he also needs attention for “a terrible cough that has persisted longer than the ear infection,” Sahara Reporters has said.

SaharaReporters has exclusively learned that President Muhammadu Buhari’s urgent 10-day trip to London to treat an ear infection may be extended because he also needs attention for “a terrible cough that has persisted longer than the ear infection.”

The President began his trip on Monday.  In a statement, the presidential Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, described his principal’s ear infection as “persistent”.

Last week, Mr. Buhari cancelled an official visit to Lagos State on account of the same problem, according to statements by the President’s Office at that time.  He subsequently also canceled scheduled visits to Ogoni for the launch of a major clean-up campaign, and to Senegal for an ECOWAS engagement.

Sources speaking on condition of anonymity told SaharaReporters today there are about 10 persons on Mr. Buhari’s support team to London.

“This includes his [Mr. Buhari’s] physician Dr. Sanusi Rafindadi and another [medical] consultant,” the source stated.

Other members of the team include his Aide-de-Camp, Lt. Colonel Muhammed Lawal Abubakar; the State Chief of Protocol (SCOP) Lawal Kazaure; the Chief Security Officer (CSO); his Personal Assistant, and a cook.

A source also disclosed that Mr. Buhari will reside in “Abuja House,” the official residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

This source explained that the President is expected to remain in outpatient care in the days following his medical visit, which suggests that surgery may be on the cards for the Nigerian leader.

On Sunday, in a statement, the presidential Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the President would be seeing doctors in London for the ear infection, which he described as “persistent.” This was after he had denied the president was ill.

Buhari had cancelled an official visit to Lagos State and he also withdrew at the last minute from a scheduled visit to Ogoni for the launch of first ever major clean-up campaign in that region.

Quoting unnamed sources, SaharaReporters said the president who traveled with 10 people would be seeking medical attention for the cough that has troubled him for sometime now.