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| Chief Justice of Nigeria Mahmud Mohammed swears in Muhammadu Buhari (C) as Nigeria's president while Buhari's wife Aisha looks on at Eagle Square in Abuja, Nigeria May 29, 2015. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo |
ABUJA
(Reuters) - The wife of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is set to
visit him in Britain where he is receiving medical treatment, her
spokesman said on Monday, weeks after she last visited him and said he
was recovering quickly.
The
ailing president left Nigeria's capital, Abuja, on May 7 and handed
over power to his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo. It is his second period of
medical leave this year, following an absence from January which lasted
nearly two months.
Officials have refused to disclose details of the 74-year-old's condition.
A
statement issued by State House said Aisha Buhari left Nigeria on
Sunday and would attend an event in Ethiopia before continuing her
journey to London on Tuesday.
"She
will convey to the president the best wishes of Nigerians and their
fervent prayers for his quick recovery," said the spokesman in an
emailed statement.
The president's wife said last month that the former military ruler was "recuperating fast".
Buhari
reduced his working day to a few hours each day after returning to
Nigeria from his first stint of medical leave on March 10, diplomats and
government sources said.
The president was not seen outside of the presidential villa in Abuja before travelling to Britain again in May.
Reporting by Felix Onuah writing by Alexis Akwagyiram; Editing by Richard Balmforth
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