No one can compel Buhari to talk from UK

The Presidency on Thursday insisted that despite the
rumour making the round on President Muhammadu
Buhari ‘ s state of health , the President is not ill.

Buhari

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and
Publicity , Mr. Femi Adesina , said this in an interview
with CNBC Africa , which was monitored in Abuja.
Adesina insisted that Buhari is only in London, United
Kingdom, for vacation and is not in any hospital .
He said , “The President is in London on vacation . He is
not in any hospital and he is not ill .
“When he was travelling last week, the statement we
put out was that he was going on vacation and during
the vacation , he would do routine medical check-up and
nothing has changed from what we pushed out last
week.
“If anybody has fed something else into the rumour
mill , that is just what it is — rumour. ”
When asked if Buhari would be willing to talk to
Nigerians from the UK , Adesina said such a decision
could only be taken by the President himself .
The presidential aide said any attempt to compel Buhari
to do so would amount to infringement on his rights.
“The fact that he is a President, he still has his rights.
Compelling him to come out and talk will be infringing
on his rights.
“The President will talk if he wishes to . If he doesn’ t
wish to , nobody will compel him to talk .
“The truth is that the President is on vacation and he
has given a date on which he will return to work , ’’
Adesina said .