President Buhari has returned to
Nigeria, after 51 days of vacation in London, United Kingdom. Femi Adesina, the
special adviser on media and publicity said President Buhari’s plane
landed in Kaduna well after 7.am today in Kaduna, debunking earlier
reports that the President flew in at about 4.am.“We are now at the helipad at
the Aso Villa awaiting his arrival from Kaduna. The flight will take
about 40 minutes”, said Adesina in an interview with the News Agency
of Nigeria.
In Kaduna, President Buhari was
received by deputy governor. Barnabas Yusuf Bala, after the President’s
plane landed at the VIP Wing of the 401 Flying Training School of the
Nigerian Air Force, Kaduna, at about 7.40 a.m.
An excited Kaduna governor, Nasir
el-Rufai said on Facebook: “The President is back. He has landed safely in
Kaduna and received by Acting Governor Barnabas Yusuf Bala and senior KDSG
officials. The government and people of Kaduna State are proud to receive our
First Citizen back to his home to face the task of rebuilding Nigeria.
Alhamdulillah. Jumaat Mubarak to everyone”.
Adesina announced yesterday that
President Muhammadu Buhari will return to Nigeria today. Buhari left
Nigeria on 19 January for a vacation in London and was scheduled to
return to work on 6 February. During his visit to UK, he also said he
would conduct some medical checks.
However, a day to his
resumption, he requested for an extension of his holiday, following the
recommendation of his doctors that he wait for further tests and rest. According
to Adesina, President Buhari expressed appreciation to teeming Nigerians
from across the country, and beyond, who had prayed fervently for him, and also
sent him their good wishes.
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