The
President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday insisted that the
President Muhammadu Buhari he saw in London was in good health and spirit.
Saraki made
the remark while briefing the Senate on the recent trip by the leadership of
the National Assembly to the UK, where they met with Buhari.
Speaking
after he read pending letters to the Senate from Buhari on the extension of his
vacation, as well as letters from the acting President Yemi Osinbajo requesting
the confirmation of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the substantive Chief Justice of
Nigeria, CJN, and the nomination of an additional ambassadorial nominee, the
Senate President maintained that Buhari was in good spirit.
Saraki said,
“Further to the correspondence from Mr. President, let me also use this
opportunity to brief my colleagues on the visit I led a delegation of myself,
the Honourable Speaker and the Majority Leader to visit Mr President Buhari on
Wednesday 15th of February to convey the greetings and best wishes of the
National Assembly and I am happy to report that we met the President in good
spirit, in good health, chatty as usual and conveyed his best wishes and hopes
to be back very soon.”
Recall that
Saraki, alongside the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara
had on February 15 visited Buhari in London.
Buhari, who
embarked on vacation few weeks ago, had extended his time London indefinitely,
citing health issues.
Just
yesterday, the President through his media aide, Femi Adesina revealed that a
series of medical check-ups he carried out in the cause of his medical vacation
had necessitated his prolonged stay in London.
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