The Presidency on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari has not changed his plan to return to his doctors in London , United Kingdom for follow- ups .
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity , Garba Shehu , said this in an interview with journalists .
SHEHU SAID IT WAS NOT TRUE THAT BUHARI HAD DECIDED TO BRING HIS DOCTORS TO NIGERIA INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO LONDON .
THE PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN HOWEVER DID NOT SPECIFY WHEN BUHARI WILL RETURN TO LONDON .
HE SAID ,
“ IT IS FALSE NEWS ( THAT BUHARI IS NO LONGER GOING TO LONDON ). WE ARE NOT AWARE OF THE REPORTED ADVANCE MOVEMENTS.
“ THE LAST TIME THE PRESIDENT SPOKE ABOUT THIS , HE SAID HE WOULD RETURN TO HIS DOCTORS AFTER SOME TIME .
“ WE ARE NOT AWARE THAT THIS HAS CHANGED .
BUHARI HAD SHORTLY AFTER HE RETURNED TO THE COUNTRY AFTER HIS 49 – DAY MEDICAL VACATION IN LONDON ADMITTED THAT HE HAD NEVER BEEN THAT SICK IN HIS LIFE .
HE THEN GAVE AN INDICATION THAT HE WILL RETURN TO LONDON FOR FURTHER CHECKUP .
“ I AM FEELING MUCH BETTER NOW, THERE MAY , HOWEVER , BE NEED TO HAVE FURTHER FOLLOW- UPS WITHIN SOME WEEKS , ”
THE PRESIDENT HAD SAID .
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