Doctors ask Buhari to slow down – Presidency

Doctors have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to slow down as he recuperates from ailment, the Presidency said yesterday. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu said there was no need for apprehension over the health of the president.

He said in a statement that “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. “President Buhari himself, on his return to the country, made Nigerians aware of the state of his health while he was in London.

“Full recovery is sometimes a slow process, requiring periods of rest and relaxation, as the Minister for Information, Lai Mohammed, intimated in his press briefing after the FEC meeting on Wednesday.’’

He explained that Buhari’s absence at the Federal Executive Council (FEC), meeting on Wednesday was a last minute decision; otherwise, the cabinet and the public might have been alerted in advance. (NAN)