President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to depart Nigeria Tuesday (today) on a two-week medical trip to London.
This was disclosed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
The medical trip comes two days to the commencement of a nationwide strike being planned by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors. The doctors have accused the government of not being sincere in implementing agreements reached by both sides.
The President is expected back in the country in the second week of April, Adesina said.
“President Muhammadu Buhari proceeds to London, the United Kingdom, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, for a routine medical check-up,” Adesina said in the statement late Monday night.
“The President meets with Security Chiefs first in the morning, after which he embarks on the journey.
“He is due back in the country during the second week of April 2021.”
The leaders of the resident doctors on Sunday asked its members to begin “a total and indefinite strike” on April 1 by 8 am if the government failed to meet its demands.
Their complaints include the government’s neglect of the families of their members who died of COVID-19 while on duty.
