Buhari departs for London: President Muhammadu Buhari is said to have departed to London, United Kingdom, on Monday, October 31, 2022, for a routine medical checkup amid the crisis going on in the country ranging from insecurity, flood, and hunger.
The President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, confirmed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja.
According to the presidential adviser, the president would return to the country in the second week of November 2022.
“President Buhari leaves for London on October 31, 2022, for a routine medical checkup. He returns to the country 2nd week of November 2022”, Femi wrote.
President Buhari leaves for London October 31, 2022, for routine medical checkup. He returns to the country 2nd week of November, 2022.
— Femi Adesina (@FemAdesina) October 31, 2022
Nigerians who were not happy with the tweet have flooded his comment section to express their dissatisfaction with the tweet.
@DanielAdebanjo3 wrote: “Never should Nigeria have a president that cannot use our hospital in Nigeria again”.
@jalal_aminu wrote: “the man that said he would end medical tourism. 7 years after, he is still going to the UK for a check-up”.
@Bobosco101wrote: “Imagine “Medical checkup” while we have thousands of hospitals here that he can’t equip to treat his failure”.
@realnosky wrote: “The country is broke and the President is going on a jamboree instead of fixing our hospitals. Ask him if the UK Prime Minister visits Africa for medical checkups”.
Buhari departs for London…
