President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday departed Abuja for routine medical check-up in London.
He had initially planned to embark on the trip from Nairobi, Kenya after attending the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) at 50 in that country.
The president’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina had on March 1, in a statement said that from Kenya, the president would proceed to London for ”routine medical checks that will last for a maximum of two weeks.”
However, the president returned to Abuja on Friday at about 1.p.m before embarking on the London trip on Sunday.
About seven years Buhari has been in office, his medical trips remain controversial.
Many believe it is unstatesmanly and insensitive for a leader of his calibre to explore healthcare abroad when the sector is down at home.
His office has, however, always claimed that he goes out based on his medical history, which it says, predates his presidency.
