Nigeria’s Buhari officially back to work: presidency
Buhari, 74, returned to Nigeria last week Friday after nearly two months’ medical leave in Britain.
Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari addresses members of his cabinet upon his arrival at the presidency in Abuja, on March 10, 2017. President Muhammadu Buhari arrived back in Nigeria on Friday after nearly two months in London receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. / AFP PHOTO / SUNDAY AGHAEZE
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari officially returned to work on Monday after sending a letter to the country’s parliament following a health scare, the presidency said.
“President Muhammadu Buhari today resumed duties after his vacation,” said presidential spokesman Femi Adesina in a statement.
Buhari, 74, returned to Nigeria last week Friday after nearly two months’ medical leave in Britain, saying he “couldn’t recall being so sick since I was a young man”.
The health of Nigeria’s president has become a sensitive issue following the 2010 death of president Umaru Musa Yar’Adua from a long-standing, but undisclosed, kidney complaint.
