MUHAMMADU BUHARI TO STAY LONGER IN LONDON

Muhammadu Buhari has said he needed to extend his stay in London where he had been for medical vacation, which means that the President should not be expected back to Nigeria soon, the extension will enable the President to meet the demand of the series of medical tests he had run.
The President expressed satisfaction on the prayers of the country for him, He thanked all Nigerians for their patriotism.
The appreciation of Muhammadu Buhari  was contained in the statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. this report actually put Adesina to facing a short period of dialogue with the Journalists.
The statement reads "President Muhammadu Buhari thanks millions of Nigerians who has been sending good wishes and praying for his health and well-being in mosques and churches throughout the country.

" the President is immensely grateful for the prayers, show of love and concern.

" During his normal annual checkup, tests showed he needed longer period of rest, necessitating the President staying longer than originally planned.

" President Buhari wishes to reassure Nigerians that there is no cause for worry.

However, The State House correspondent later sought more  clarification from Adesina.
The interview which held at the Old Banquet Hall, Abuja, went thus.

Journalists:Tell us more on the statement issued.

Adesina: " The President wants Nigerians that he appreciates their prayers. He appreciates their concern and goodwill. He had added that there is really no cause to worry. He is the one who owns the body and there is nobody who will know the body more than him and he say no cause to worry. He did not tell me how long he will rest.
" I speak for somebody, i do not speak for myself. So it is what he tells me to say that i say and the massage transmitted to me is that the President needs to rest for some further time.

Journalists: Any possibility  that he will speak to Nigerians directly?

Adesina: What he had just done is to speak to Nigerians.

Journalists: What is actually wrong with the President?

Adesina: Don't you know that that Hippocratic oath even forbids a doctor from speaking about the condition his patient except the patient authorized it? It is only the patient who can speak what he is going through. This is the person going through these series of test and rest and he says no cause for worry, lets believe that.