President should address Nigerians on his health says NLC

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Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, in an interview with CNBC Africa, which was monitored in Abuja, said Buhari could not be compelled to speak on the matter of his health from the United Kingdom.

Adesina insisted that Buhari was only in London, UK, for vacation and was not in any hospital.

He said, “The President is in London on vacation. He is not in any hospital and he is not ill.

“When he was travelling last week, the statement we put out was that he was going on vacation and during the vacation, he would do routine check-up and nothing has changed from what we pushed out last week.

“If anybody has fed something else into the rumour mill, that is just what it is – rumour.”

When asked if Buhari would be willing to talk to Nigerians from the UK, Adesina said the decision could only be taken by the President himself.

Meanwhile, the NLC has called on the President to speak to Nigerians.

The NLC argued that it would be proper for the President to make a public appearance to dispel rumours in the country about his health.

Sources: Vanguard & Punch