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Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari is extending his stay in the United Kingdom where he attended the May 6 coronation of King Charles III.
A statement posted on Twitter by his senior aide for social media Bashir Ahmed said Buhari will remain in London for medical reasons.
His post of May 9, 2023 read: “President Buhari will be in London, United Kingdom, for an additional week, at the behest of his Dentist, who has started attending to him.
“The Specialist requires to see the President in another five days for a procedure already commenced.”
Buhari has often flown to London for medical attention, spending a huge chunck of his first term (2015 – 2019) in London for an undisclosed ailment.
One of his trips to London during that period was for treatment for an ear infection.
The former military ruler turned democratic president is wrapping up his second term in office as Nigeria readies for his successor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be sworn into office on May 29.
Tinubu’s victory in the February 2023 vote is currently the subject of a legal challenge by the candidates who came in second and third in the election.
