Nigerian President Muhammadu
Buhari on Wednesday changed a plan by which he was due to return to
London this weekend for another round of medical treatment, barely two
weeks after his return from a hospital there. Instead, his doctors will be arriving on Friday to carry out further medical examination on him.
Sources
at the Presidency informed SaharaReporters that the president’s advance
party had already left Abuja earlier in the day by Ethiopian Airlines
before they were recalled to Abuja.
Sources say the hawks within
the presidency advised against taking the president abroad so soon after
his seven weeks away, as that would begin to feed the rumor mill all
over again about his ailment.
In a short televised address upon
his return, Buhari had hinted about returning to the hospital shortly,
saying there might be a need “for further follow-up within weeks.”
Given the topsy-turvy political climate in the country, however, his
advisers felt it was unwise to allow him to stay away for too long.
The
latest developments come as pressure is mounting on the presidency to
disclose how much was spent on his 49-day “medical vacation” in the
United Kingdom, with Nigerians saying they have a right to know.
*Bringing those Doctors in will cost a fortune as well…No easy way!