President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria following a three-day
medical trip to London, United Kingdom.
The
President had left Abuja on Tuesday, May 8 for the
medical trip.
In
a tweet announcing his departure, President Buhari on Monday said, “I will be
travelling to the United Kingdom tomorrow, to see my doctor, at his request.
Will be away for four days; back in Abuja on Saturday, May 12.”
His
aircraft touched down at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja by 7:00 pm today.
His
Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, had said the President
would return on Saturday but he returned back to the country a day earlier.
Shehu
said the President earlier had technical stop-over for aircraft
maintenance in London on his way back from Washington after meeting President
Donald Trump.
President
Buhari according to Shehu then had a meeting with his doctor who requested
he return for a meeting which he agreed to do.
Shehu
also revealed that upon his return, President Buhari will embark on a two-day
State visit to Jigawa on Monday and Tuesday next week.
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