Buhari Departs Abuja for Routine Medical Check-up in London

By Deji Elumoye

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday departed Abuja for London, the United Kingdom, for routine medical checks that may last two weeks.The president’s official plane, Nigeria Air Force 1, took off from the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.President Buhari was seen off at the airport by his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari; the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu; the Director-General of Department of State Security (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi; and the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Sanusi Lemu, among other top government officials.The president, who returned from Nairobi, Kenya on Friday after attending a three-day international summit of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), is expected to be away for a maximum of two weeks.His Media Adviser, Femi Adesina, had last week hinted that the routine medical check-up of the president in London will not exceed two weeks.
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