Why I am rarely seen in public — President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured
Nigerians that despite insinuations about his
alleged poor health, there is no need for
apprehension over recovery.

President muhammadu Buhari

Mr. Buhari spoke Thursday evening through a
statement by his Senior Special Assistant on
Media and Publicity, Garba, explaining why he
had been out of public glare for a while.
The statement said, “President Buhari’s
absence at the Federal Executive Council
meeting of Wednesday, April 26, was a last
minute decision; otherwise, the cabinet and the
public might have been alerted in advance. 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
rest assured that President Buhari has not
abdicated his role as Commander-in-Chief of
Nigeria.

“He receives daily briefings on the activities of
government, and confers regularly with his
Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo. His
private residence, in which he has been
spending the majority of his time recently, also
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.”