Ailing Buhari misses third cabinet meeting

Abuja, Wednesday

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has missed his third cabinet meeting in a row amid ongoing questions about the state of his health. He has not been seen in public for more than a week.

His wife Aisha Buhari tweeted on Tuesday that her husband was not as sick as is being perceived. In March, Buhari returned from seven weeks of medical leave in the UK where he was treated for an undisclosed illness.

When he returned home he said he had never been so ill in his life. In her tweets, Aisha said that the president was continuing to “carry out his responsibilities” and has been meeting with ministers.

Information Minister Lai Mohammed told the BBC that the president’s health was “a personal matter” and that Nigerians have been kept aware of his condition.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who was the acting president while Buhari was away in the UK, chaired the cabinet meeting in the capital, Abuja. On Monday, a group of prominent Nigerians called on Buhari to take medical leave as concerns about his health grow. — BBC

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