I’ll return as soon as my doctors advise me to, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says he will return to the
country as soon as his doctors advise him to do so.

The president has been in the UK, where he is receiving medical
treatment, since May 7.

On Sunday, leaders of his party – the All Progressives Congress
(APC) – paid him a visit in London. Rochas Okorocha, Imo state
governor, who was part of the delegation, said the president was in
good spirits, and that he would return to the country soon.

In a statement issued by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman,
on Tuesday, Buhari thanked Alpha Conde, president of Guinea, for
the nationwide prayers held last week by Guineans for his recovery
and good health.

In a letter dated July 24, 2017,  the president, who had
earlier made a phone call to Conde, who is the current chairman
of  the assemblies of heads of state and government of the
African Union, said: “I thank you for your kind and thoughtful
action in organising nationwide prayers for my good health. It is a
gesture that I will forever cherish and treasure.”

“Your Excellency will be pleased to hear that I am making good
progress, and as soon as doctors advise, I shall return to my
duties and continue serving the Nigerian people who elected me and
are daily praying for my recovery.”

According to the statement, Buhari had, in an earlier letter,
accepted his nomination as leader of the ‘2018 AU theme on the
fight against corruption’, which came from African leaders at the
29th session of the assembly of heads of state and government of
the AU in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 4.

“While thanking you for the kind words and for the nomination, I
wish to express my readiness to accept this new important role and
to reiterate my commitment to contribute towards our collective
efforts to strengthen good governance and development on the
continent. I, therefore, look forward to working closely with you
in the realisation of this objective,” he said.

President Muhammadu Buhari says he will return to the
country as soon as his doctors advise him to do
so.

The president has been in the UK, where he is receiving medical
treatment, since May 7.

On Sunday, leaders of his party – the All Progressives Congress
(APC) – paid him a visit in London. Rochas Okorocha, Imo state
governor, who was part of the delegation, said the president was in
good spirits, and that he would return to the country soon.

In a statement issued by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman,
on Tuesday, Buhari thanked Alpha Conde, president of Guinea, for
the nationwide prayers held last week by Guineans for his recovery
and good health.

In a letter dated July 24, 2017,  the president, who had
earlier made a phone call to Conde, who is the current chairman
of  the assemblies of heads of state and government of the
African Union, said: “I thank you for your kind and thoughtful
action in organising nationwide prayers for my good health. It is a
gesture that I will forever cherish and treasure.”

“Your Excellency will be pleased to hear that I am making good
progress, and as soon as doctors advise, I shall return to my
duties and continue serving the Nigerian people who elected me and
are daily praying for my recovery.”

According to the statement, Buhari had, in an earlier letter,
accepted his nomination as leader of the ‘2018 AU theme on the
fight against corruption’, which came from African leaders at the
29th session of the assembly of heads of state and government of
the AU in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 4.

“While thanking you for the kind words and for the nomination, I
wish to express my readiness to accept this new important role and
to reiterate my commitment to contribute towards our collective
efforts to strengthen good governance and development on the
continent. I, therefore, look forward to working closely with you
in the realisation of this objective,” he said.