BREAKING: Femi Adesina Finally Opens Up on Buhari’s 8-Month Sickness, Makes Stunning Revelation

BREAKING: Femi Adesina Finally Opens Up on Buhari’s 8-Month Sickness, Makes Stunning Revelation

  • Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, spoke regarding President Muhammadu Buhari's trip to the UK in 2017
  • According to Adesina, Buhari battled with a particular sickness that took eight months from his time in office
  • In 2017, the president was flown to the United Kingdom for treatment, where he was for a cumulative period of eight months

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The special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, has revealed what happened to the president in the year 2017.

Adesina disclosed that Buhari’s sickness in 2017 took eight months from his time in office.

Femi Adesina, President Muhammadu Buhari
Femi Adesina said President Muhammadu Buhari's sickness took eight months from his time in office in 2017 and affected his administration. Photo credit: Femi Adesina
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The presidential spokesman made this revelation on Monday, April 10, while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

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Adesina, who was highlighting the accomplishments and legacy of the Buhari government during the programme, said the president spent eight months on treatment in the United Kingdom in 2017.

“When he fell sick in January 2017, he came back in March, went again in April and didn’t come back till August 19.
“About all, eight months. That sickness took eight months of his time in the office. Of course, nobody would like that but what we are glad about is that he came whole, sound and better than he went.”

He, however, said despite this setback, the president would be leaving the country far better than he met it, Daily Trust added.

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Garba Shehu, the spokesperson to the president, disclosed this in a statement released on Monday, April 10.

The statement reads in part:

“Last trip to the Kingdom as President, during which he will perform Umrah, the Lesser Pilgrimage.”

Buhari's death prophecy's video: Nigerians call for religious regulation

Legit.ng earlier reported that reactions trailed the old video of Prophet Samuel Akinbodunse, who prophesied the death of President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the 2019 presidential election.

The cleric was said to have predicted that Buhari would emerge the winner of the 2015 presidential election.

But the reappearing video has continued to generate reactions on social media, with many Nigerians urging the government to regulate religion in the country.

Source: Legit.ng

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