Nigeria’s President Buhari urged to take medical leave

Abuja, Tuesday

A group of prominent Nigerians has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, 74, to take medical leave, amid growing concern about his health.

There was an “apparent deterioration” in his health following his failure to attend the last two cabinet meetings, the group said. Buhari took about seven weeks of medical leave in January, and flew to the UK for treatment.

When he returned home in March, he said he had never been so ill in his life. Buhari has not disclosed his illness, but hinted that he had had a blood transfusion.

The president had not been seen in public for the last week, and his absence from the cabinet meetings, as well as the weekly Friday Muslim prayers, “has fuelled further speculation and rumours” about his medical condition, the group of 13 Nigerians said in a statement.

The group included some of the Nigeria’s most influential civil society figures, including lawyer Femi Falana, political analyst Jibrin Ibrahim, and Transparency International Nigeria head Anwal Musa Rafsanjani. —BBC

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