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| President Muhammadu Buhari |
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our reporter
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From all indications,
President Muhammadu Buhari will soon return to the country from London where he
has been on medical vacation since May7 for the treatment of an undisclosed
ailment.
The news of the return of
President Buhari has put all the State House staff on standby to receive the
president.
Also some family members
of the president and his wife’s security aides arrived Abuja yesterday in
preparation for his arrival.
An aide to the wife of the
president hinted that Mrs Aisha Buhari might also return to Nigeria Wednesday.
Mrs Buhari’s aide said:
“The information just reached me now from the wife of the president, that
everything is set for the return of Mr President to Nigeria. Already, some of
the president’s family members and security aides of madam (Aisha Buhari) have
just returned from London.
“The wife of the president
may either leave London on Wednesday or decide to come home with the president
anytime soon. We have been told to be on standby because Mr President is
returning any time soon this week.”
Some staff of the State
House, including security operatives, also said they got a directive yesterday,
asking them to be on standby for the president’s return.
The staff, who spoke to
our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, however added that the
directive did not contain any specific date for the president’s return.
“We were only instructed
to be ready for the return of the president at any moment. No specific date has
been mentioned to us,” one of the staff said.
Presidential spokesman,
Femi Adesina, had last Tuesday quoted Buhari to have told the president of
Guinea, Alpha Conde that he was making good progress and that he would return
to his duties as soon as doctors advise.
Yesterday, the Senior
Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said
Buhari received a goodwill message from the Christian Association of Nigeria
(CAN).
Shehu, in a statement,
quoted the CAN President, Rev Samson Ayokunle, as describing the news of
Buhari’s recovery as “a rejuvenation of hope” and congratulating Nigerians “on
the joy of having their president back soon.”
Shehu said: “Such messages
of goodwill from respected religious bodies like CAN meant so much at a time,
when people with ill intentions were struggling to divide the country along
religious lines. He also thanked the CAN for its continued prayers for the
President’s health.
“The Presidency looks
forward to further collaborations with CAN to ensure that Nigerians of all
ethnic and religious groups benefit from the policies of the President Buhari
administration which are aimed at improving the welfare of every single citizen
of our great country.”
Additional report from
Daily trust
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