Even after meeting Acting President Yemi
Osinbajo and later some All Progressives
Congress chieftains in London, the
Presidency has revealed it doesn’t know
when President Muhammadu Buhari will
return.
According to a report by Punch, no date had
yet been fixed for the President’s return. The
report further stated that although the
President’s health had improved
tremendously, his return date was still in the
hands of his doctors.
“The President made it clear in his letter to
the National Assembly that the duration of
his stay in London would be determined by
his doctor . That has not changed . He must
get a clean bill of health before he returns,”
one of the sources said .
Confirming this in an interview with Punch,
Special Adviser to the President on Media
and Publicity , Mr. Femi Adesina when asked
to say specifically when Buhari was due
back in the country in view of the latest
development, Adesina said , “I am not a
doctor and even if I am, it is clear that I am
not part of the team that is attending to the
President .
“His date of return will be decided by that
medical team .”
Adesina also further noted that Sunday
meeting was just one among other
meetings Buhari would have with
individuals before returning to the country.
He said, “More meetings are coming; there
will be broader ones . That Sunday meeting
was just the beginning.”
The presidential spokesman added that the
Presidency was not in any way disturbed by
the two cases instituted in court seeking to
compel the Federal Executive Council to
declare Buhari incapacitated and asking
Senate President Bukola Saraki to constitute
a medical panel on Buhari’s health condition.
“We are in a democracy; it is their
(plaintiffs’) right . The court will determine
the case on its merit, ” Adesina said .
