Buhari insists his doctors will decide his return date

• Ailing President Muhammadu Buhari again on Saturday said only his doctors would decide when he would return to Nigeria.

According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity , Mr . Femi Adesina , the President spoke at the Abuja House , London, United Kingdom, when he received members of his media team led by the Minister of Information and Culture , Alhaji Lai Mohammed.

Buhari who has been receiving medical attention in the British capital since May 7 was reported to have told the team that visited him that there is tremendous improvement in his health and that indeed , he wished to return home,
“ I have learnt to obey my doctor’ s orders rather than be the one issuing the orders . Here, the doctor is absolutely in charge, ” the President was quoted as saying .
Mohammed was said to have led the team that included Adesina; Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity , Garba Shehu ; Personal Assistant on Digital/Online Media, Lauretta Onochie ; and the Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Matters , Mrs. Abike Dabiri -Erewa ,
According to Adesina , when the team expressed delight at the much improved health of the Presidentll , Buhari reportedly said , “ I feel I could go home , but the doctors are in charge. I have now learnt to obey orders , rather than be obeyed. ”
On how he felt hearing different conjectures about his health, Buhari was reported to have said he followed events at home closely .
He was said to have lauded Nigerian television stations , and the media generally , for keeping him informed.
When told that prayers were going on fervently for him , not only in Nigeria , but all over Africa , and round the world , the President reportedly said , “ What we did in The Gambia early this year fetched us a lot of goodwill on the African continent. It gave us a lot of latitude. I thank all those who are praying. May God reward them . ”
Adesina said the President sent appreciation to all Nigerians , expressing hope that he would be with them soon .

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