Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, was a guest
on BBC's Hardtalks yesterday where he said that President Buhari is
still working from the UK where he is currently receiving medical
treatment for an undisclosed ailment. Speaking on the health condition
of President Buhari, Kachikwu said
"Yes, he is in London. He is undergoing hospital treatment. I don’t know
the details of that and I obviously wouldn’t know. But let me say this,
he returned from his first trip in London. He worked full stream. Even
though the doctors advised him to have some rest.
He’s back to London and he has continued some levels
of meetings and has been able to play some roles. He has a very
efficient Vice-President who is sitting in for him in his absence. It
really hasn’t made much of a difference.”he said
Speaking on why the presidency is keeping a secret the true state of health of President Buhari, Kachikwu said
"I think Nigerians generally know that the president is not too well"
Asked what is wrong with President Buhari, the Minister answered
"I don’t know. But let’s face it; who in the world goes around giving to
everybody what their medical status is? The doctors have got to be able
to release something official and he’s working through it. It has not
become a major problem. If it gets to that incapacity level, obviously
Nigerians will worry a lot more”
On rumors that President Buhari is seriously sick, Kachikwu said
"Well, we’ve heard rumors in Nigeria about sick presidents off and on,
most of them sometimes not quite correct. Will he be able to lead
Nigeria? I think looking at the sort of conversations I had with him
when he came back, he was strong enough to do his work, struggled a bit
in terms of trying to fully recover. Nobody plans on illness, it
happens. He has an efficient number two man; the system works, that’s
the whole essence of democracy. He’s on top of his abilities to be able
to issue policies and to be able to approve what he needs to be
approved.”
Listen to the audio full interview
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p052y9w5
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