President Buhari Takes 10 Days Off to Attend to His Health

President Buhari Takes 10 Days Off to Attend to His Health

President Muhammadu Buhari announced on Sunday that he will be taking 10 days off from work to attend to his health.

In a series of three tweets from his official Twitter handle, Buhari announced that he will be traveling to London from Monday, June 6 to see doctors for a lingering ear infection. See the tweets below:

During the holiday, the President will see an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist for a persistent ear infection. (2)

— President Buhari (@NGRPresident) June 5, 2016

 

The State House Twitter handle also tweeted a statement by his spokesperson, Femi Adesina, describing the visit to London as precautionary following the advise of his Nigerian doctors.

President Buhari proceeds on 10-day vacation, from Monday June 6, 2016—https://t.co/m9o5xOQUUG pic.twitter.com/mclG1qsFtH

— President Buhari (@NGRPresident) June 5, 2016

 

There have been speculations over the health of the President after he cancelled an official visit to Lagos in May.  He also pulled out of a historic visit to kick-off the clean-up of oil pollution in Ogoniland last week.

He was represented at both events by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

The announcement that Buhari is ill comes after days of denial by the Presidency that he was nursing any health challenges. In fact, Adesina released a statement on Friday saying the President was “fit as a fiddle.”