President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday departed Abuja for routine medical check-up in London.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president had initially planned to embark on the trip from Nairobi, Kenya after attending the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) at 50 in that country.
The president’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, had on March 1, in a statement, said the president would from Kenya proceed to London for ”routine medical checks that will last for a maximum of two weeks.”
However, the president returned to Abuja on Friday at about 1.p.m before embarking on the London trip on Sunday.
Since his assumption of office as a democratically-elected President in 2015, Mr Buhari has been going to London for medical treatment over ailments that remain unknown to Nigerians.
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is in charge of the country.
He said this while departing Abuja for a medical check up in London on Sunday.
As of the time of filing this report, it could not be confirmed if Buhari transmitted a letter to the National Assembly handing over power to Osinbajo pending his return to the country.
When asked if his absence won’t affect state functions, he said, “Well, I cannot claim to be doing the work alone. The government is fully represented. The Vice President is there.
“Constitutionally, when I’m away, he’s in charge. Then, we have the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and then the Chief of Staff, so, there’s no problem.”
