No cause for alarm on Buhar's health - Presidency

President Muhammadu Buhari

The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has given the assurance that there is no cause for alarm over President Muhammadu Buhari’s health and recovery. Shehu said in a statement: "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.

"President 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. "Despite his lack of visibility, Nigerians should be rest assured that President Buhari has not abdicated his role as Commander-in-Chief of the Nigeria Armed Forces.

"He receives daily briefings on the activities of government, and confers regularly with his Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo. "His private residence, where he has been spending the majority of his time recently, 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. We pray that God continues to see him through this period of recuperation."

Makarfi, who made the call in an interview with our correspondents in Abuja on Thursday, said “if President Buhari is not fit enough to remain in office, it’s better to tell the Nigerian people and allow the Vice President to continue as Acting President and return to work after full recovery”.