Wife of the
President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, again, on Sunday, left Nigeria for London in the
United Kingdom, to visit her husband, Muhammadu Buhari, who has been
receiving
medical attention in the British capital since May 7.
She will
however have a stopover in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, before continuing her journey
to London on Tuesday.
This marks
the second time Mrs. Buhari would be visiting her ailing husband since he
embarked on his second medical vacation of the year close to 60 days ago.
According to
a statement by the Director of Information to the Wife of the President,
Suleiman Haruna, on Sunday, the President’s wife would use the opportunity of
her latest visit to convey the best wishes of Nigerians and their prayers to
her husband.
Mrs.
Buhari’s stopover in Addis Abba will afford her the opportunity to attend a
meeting of the Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS which will
hold on Monday (today).
The
statement read, “Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, left for
London, the United Kingdom, on Sunday, July 2, 2017, to visit her husband who
is on medical vacation.
“She will
convey to the President the best wishes of Nigerians and their fervent prayers
for his quick recovery.
“She is
expected to have a stopover at Addis Ababa, to make a symbolic appearance at
the meeting of the Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS on
Monday, July 3, 2017.
“She will
join other members to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the organisation, and
use the opportunity to restate the voting rights of Nigeria in the upcoming
elections of the organisation.
“She will
continue her journey to the United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 4, 2017.”
Mrs. Buhari
had, on May 30, travelled to London to join her husband, three weeks after he
embarked on his latest medical vacation.
She returned
to the country in the early hours of June 6 after spending one week in London.
She had said
the President would soon return to join Nigerians as, according to her, he was
recuperating fast.
Meanwhile,
the All Progressives Congress, on Sunday, said it had no immediate plans to
send any delegation to visit Buhari in London.
The National
Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said this while
responding to inquiries from The PUNCH on the subject in a telephone interview.
He explained
that the party was currently pre-occupied with keeping the nation running in
line with the President’s agenda than with “photo-opportunities.”
Abdullahi
added, “We never sent a delegation to him before. Why should we send a
delegation to him now, to achieve what?
“What we are
doing as a party is to keep the country running while he is away. What will our
going there do for him? Are we doctors or nurses?
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