IS THE PRESIDENT SICK AGAIN?

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari was not in attendance at the Wednesday’s discussion of the Federal Executive Council which took place at the assembly Chambers of the Presidential logde in the Capital City of the Country.
    
He likewise did not clock-in to his workplace but remained in his administrative domicile.
Mr President’s absence started off a new wave of Whispers on the physichal condition of the 74-year-old President, who just of recent got back to the nation from his 49-day remedial vacation to the United Kingdom.

However, The Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Informed State House correspondents at the end of the federal summit that there was no reason for alarm on Buhari’s wellbeing.

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo took over the Wednesday summit in Buhari’s absentia.
Osinbajo had gotten to the venue towards 10.52am to meet other members of the cabinet, plus ministers, to linger in wait for Buhari to proclaim the convention open, This was scheduled for 11am.
A security operative was even stationed already at the back of the President’s seat, awaiting his arrival.

Meanwhile, as soon as The Vice President got to the chamber, however, he spoke in a few words with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, who then pronounced to members to settle for the commencement of the gathering.

Many of the members in attendance, who happened to be on the vantage point for Buhari’s arrival, were manifestly taken aback when Vice President Osinbajo asked for the recitation of the National Anthem in commencement of the meeting.

Buhari on the other hand stayed put in his authorized domicile while the summit took place.
Wednesday happens to be the pioneer epoch Osinbajo lorded over the board meeting since Buhari got back to the nation on March 10.

But Mohammed soon after informed Reporters that there was nothing uncommon in the President's absence at the convention. He said Buhari, who he claimed was seeing to other matters at the time of the gathering, had instructed Osinbajo to take his place sine he had perused the meeting’s agenda.

The minister also said, “Clearly, when we came in this morning, Mr. President was not in the chambers but the Vice-President did preside over the council meeting. Understandably, that has sparked a lot of controversies and imputations in the mind of the people.

“I just want to make this clear that Mr. President is in town; Mr. President is attending to other issues. He looked at the agenda, he found out that it was a very light agenda and decided that the Vice-President should preside.

“It is not unusual for the kind of interest that is shown, especially given the fact that Mr. President was away for a while on medical treatment. We are not surprised that people will be wondering whether he is ill again.

“He is not ill, he is not sick. I am sure that later in the day or tomorrow (Thursday) morning, he will be back in the office. I just want to clear that misconception.

“It is not unusual even if Mr. President is hale and hearty and everything is going on well, for the Vice-President to come and preside over meetings of the Federal Executive Council.

“The fact that Mr. President is not in the office does not mean that he is not working. I have just been told now that the SGF is already with him in the residence working. So, the fact that you did not see him in the office does not mean that he is not working at all.”