Buhari to be flown to London over ear infection

President Muhamadu Buhari will begin a 10-day vacation to the United Kingdom on Monday.

Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, confirmed this in a statement issued on Sunday.

The statement said while in London, the president will seek medical attention for “persistent ear infection”.

“President Muhammadu Buhari will take 10 days off and travel to London on Monday June 6th, to rest,” the statement read.

“During the holiday, he will see an E.N.T. specialist for a persistent ear infection.

“The President was examined by his personal physician and an E.N.T Specialist in Abuja and was treated.

“Both Nigerian doctors recommended further evaluation purely as a precaution.”

TheCable had earlier reported that the president may be flown abroad for medical treatment as a result of intense pain in the left ear.

This is believed to have led to the cancellation of trips to Lagos, Rivers, and the ECOWAS summit in Senegal.

Buhari, 73, has travelled long haul in recent times, notably to China, UAE, US and Qatar, and some travellers are known to develop ear pains as a result of pressurised cabin.

There have been controversies surrounding the health of the president in recent times.

But Adesina dismissed the allegations that Buhari is sick, describing such reports as the “figment of the imaginations” of those behind them.

“Didn’t you see pictures of him receiving Anglican bishops yesterday (Friday)? Did he look sick? The president is as fit as a fiddle. Anyone who says he is sick is telling lies,” he told TheCable.

“That is a figment of the person’s imagination. Just yesterday he received the primate of the Anglican Communion and arch bishops at the presidential villa. He also received former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He is hale and hearty. The imagination of whoever says that is on overdrive,” he had told TheCable.