President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday (today) night jet out to London for follow-up medical consultation with his doctors.
The news was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina.
Adesina said Buhari had planned to leave in the afternoon on Sunday, but had to wait to receive the 82 Chibok schoolgirls, who were freed by their Boko Haram abductors.
The statement said: “The President wishes to assure all Nigerians that there is no cause for worry. He is very grateful for the prayers and good wishes of the people, and hopes they would continue to pray for the peace and unity of the nation.”
However, there was no timeline for the return of the President.
Adesina said this would be determined by Bihari’s doctors.
He said: “The length of the President’s stay in London will be determined by the doctors. Government will continue to function normally under the able leadership of the Vice President.”
Buhari was said to have transmitted letters about the trip to the Senate and the House of Representatives in compliance with Section 145 (1) of the 1999 Constitution.
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will act in his place.
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