Breaking News: Garba Shehu says Buhari’s doctors advised him to take things slowly

President Buhari

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Thursday guaranteed Nigerians that there is no need for anxiety over the state of health of the President.

He said Buhari’s doctors have advised him to take things slowly, though, the President was eager and wanted to be up and about.


Shehu made this known in a statement he made available to journalists.

He explained that the President absence at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, was a last minute decision; if not, the cabinet and the public might have been alerted in advance.

“As eager as he is to be up and about, the President’s doctors have advised on his taking things slowly, as he fully recovers from the long period of treatment in the United Kingdom some weeks ago.

“Despite his lack of visibility, Nigerians should rest assured that President Buhari has not abdicated his role as Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria. He receives daily briefings on the activities of government and confers regularly with his Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo.

“His private residence, in which he has been spending the majority of his time recently, also has a fully equipped office.

“God is the giver of life and health. We are grateful that He has seen our President through the worst period of his convalescence in London.

“We are thankful that the President has passed a number of benchmarks already. We pray that God continues to see him through this period of recuperation,” he said.