President Buhari said, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will continue to act as the president while he keeps resting
Buhari returned to the country on Friday morning after a medical vacation in the UK.
Shortly
after his arrival, he met with top government officials at the first
lady conference room of the presidential villa in Abuja.
Abba
Kyari, chief of staff to the president; Babagana Monguno, national
security adviser; Lawal Daura, director-general of the Department of
State Services (DSS) and Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman; were
among those who attended the meeting.
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, and Abdulaziz Yari, his Zamfara state counterpart, also attended.
Buhari expressed gratitude to all those who prayed for him during his time in London, and asked for more prayers.
He said he was feeling better, but still needed to rest.
He retired into his residence at the end of the meeting.
President Buhari, first lady, Aisha and one of his grand daughter
Buhari’s wife and one of his grand children
Buhari
left the country on January 19, after transmitting a letter to the
national assembly that he was going on a 10-day vacation.
He told
the lawmakers that he had handed over to Osinbajo, who was in Davos,
Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, at the time.
Osinbajo had to cut short his trip to take over the responsibilities.
Buhari
was expected back in the country on February 5, but he extended his
vacation indefinitely, saying he was awaiting results of some medical
tests.
Two weeks after, Adesina said the results of the tests showed his principal needed a longer period of rest.
But on Sunday, Buhari hinted that his the end of his medical vacation was near.
The
president had told Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, that he would
soon to the country to continue his assignment of “providing purposeful
leadership for the nation”.
VP Osinbajo to Remain the Acting President while President Buhari Continue to Rest
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