A statement issued from the presidency on Monday night has said that President Muhammadu Buhari would on Tuesday proceed to London, the United Kingdom for a routine medical check-up.
The statement was signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
It said that President Buhari would before departing the country for the UK, met with the security chiefs in the morning.
He is expected back in Nigeria during the second week of April 2021.
President Buhari had embarked on several medical trips between 2015 and 2019. During one of his trips in 2017, he spent 103 days in London with the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, acting as the president then.
The statement reads:
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENT BUHARI BILLED FOR ROUTINE MEDICAL CHECK-UP IN LONDON
President Muhammadu Buhari proceeds to London, the United Kingdom, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, for a routine medical check-up.
The President meets with Security Chiefs first in the morning, after which he embarks on the journey.
He is due back in the country during the second week of April 2021.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media and Publicity)
March 29, 2021
