President Muhamamdu Buhari, on Thursday night, opened up on the true state of his health, while calling on Nigerians to relax, because there is no call for alarm.
Buhari who spoke through his Media Aide, Garba Shehu, said there is no need for apprehension and fear.
He explained that Buhari’s absence at the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting on Wednesday, was a last minute decision; otherwise, the Cabinet and the public might have been alerted in advance.
“President Buhari himself on his return to the country, made Nigerians aware of the state of his health, while he was in London.“As eager as he is to be up and about, the President’s 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.
“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.’’
According to him, in spite of the President’s lack of visibility, Nigerians should be rest-assured that Buhari has not abdicated his role as Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria.
“The President receives daily briefings on the activities of government, and confers regularly with his Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
“His private residence, in which he has been spending the majority of his time recently, also has a fully equipped office.
“God 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.
“We are thankful that the President has passed a number of benchmarks already.’’
