Nationwide Confusion As Buhari Announces Retirement From Public Functions, Releases Heartbreaking Message
After
spending 50 days in London, for undisclosed health-related reasons,
President Muhamamdu Buhari, has on Sunday night, informed Nigerians that
his resumption to duty would not be dramatic, as he plans to stop
attending outdoor Presidential functions, until he fully recuperates.
Buhari,
who spoke through his Senior Special Assistant to the President on
Media, Garba Shehu, stated this during an interview on Sunday, in Abuja,
on Arise Television News Network
“Let
me first of all caution that he (Buhari) is not going to start in a
dramatic way. He has been away from the country for nearly two months,
so he needs to get into the temperature of the place.
“For instance, yesterday he went through the newspapers page by page, and he read everything that interested him.
“So
he needs to get back to that place. The thing is that he’s basically
human like all of us. He is coming out of an ailment, and like he
himself had said, he needs to start gradually.
Asked
whether Buhari would be fully in charge once he resumes, the
Presidential Aide said: “The responsibility is his; that is the position
of the Constitution.
“The moment the letter goes to the National Assembly and he says I am back, he is back.
“This is not a President by his style of leadership, whose hands dictate every detail.
“People make the observation that
perhaps Ministers under this government are the most powerful Ministers
we have had in this Republic.
“He doesn’t call each month to say
that a contract should go to Mr. A, B, or C, or that road should be
channeled through this or that.”
Garba further elaborated on the role
of the Vice President, adding that: “even before the President’s
departure, the Vice President had a full plate”.
“He has again on record, been one of
the busiest Vice Presidents in our country; the President has delegated
so much to him,” Shehu explained.
On when Buhari would return to London
for further medical treatment, Garba said though the actual date
remained uncertain, the decision would solely “be determined by him
(Buhari) and his own Doctors”.
“But he has given notice that he will need to go back, and that is normal,” he added.
Speaking on the propaganda and
half-truths on the President’s illness, Garba said: “You don’t say what
you don’t know, that is one.
“Two, matters of medical disclosure
are extremely private. In the course of the process, Femi Adesina, got a
long note from the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, describing
what disclosure would mean in medical science.”
He added, that it was up to the patient to disclose what his ailment is, as even the Doctor cannot disclose it to anyone.
“Let
me confirm to you that the President had no knowledge of the ailment,
even before he left. He just went for a medical check-up,” Shehu stated.
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