Yemisi Izuora
President Muhammadu Buhari arrived the country today at about 4 a.m. 51 days after he left the country, according to reports. Buhari had left Nigeria on January 19 on a medical vacation.
Owing to the closure of the Abuja airport, his plane was scheduled to land at the Kaduna airport in the wee hours of Friday, following which he was to be flown by helicopter to the President Villa, Abuja.
Sources revealed that the president might address the nation Friday after his long absence, in order to quell any concerns over his capacity to govern.
His Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, has earlier disclosed the President’s imminent return in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday evening.
Adesina was however silent on the time the President is expected to land in Nigeria but it was learnt that he will arrive in the early hours of the day.
The three-paragraph statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to the country tomorrow, Friday, March 10, 2017.
“The President left the country on January 19, 2017, for a vacation, during which he had routine medical check-ups. The holiday was extended based on doctors’ recommendation for further tests and rest.
“President Buhari expresses appreciation to teeming Nigerians from across the country, and beyond, who had prayed fervently for him, and also sent their good wishes.”