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JUST IN: Buhari departs for London on 20-day medical vacation

This marks the second vacation Mr Buhari will embark on this year.

• April 9, 2022
Buhari waving
Buhari waving just before he travels

President Muhammadu Buhari has embarked on another trip for three weeks in London.

The president has been seeing his doctors for undisclosed medical grounds since he assumed office in 2015.

His aides in a statement said he would return to the country after the vacation to commission some projects.

“President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Saturday today for a 20 day vacation trip. He is expected to return to Nigeria on May 10th, 2022,” State House media adviser Femi Adesina said in a statement. “At the end of the visit, President Buhari will be proceeding to his country home Daura where he will Commission developmental projects especially in the sector of education, healthcare and roads.”

This marks the second vacation Mr Buhari will embark on this year.

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