The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will on Friday proceed to London for a scheduled medical follow-up.
His Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this on Thursday in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari off to London Friday for medical follow-up.’
According to the statement, the president is due back in the country during the second week of July, 2021.
Buhari leaves for London at a time of looming threats of industrial action from the National Association of Resident Doctors.
On Thursday, NARD issued a fresh four-week ultimatum to the federal and state governments to address its demands including the payment of hazard allowances.
The association in a communiqué issued at the end of the virtual emergency National Executive Council lamented the failure of the government to fulfil the conditions it laid down with led to the suspension of its strike in April.
The NEC unanimously resolved that the total and indefinite strike action embarked upon by our members on April 1, 2021 should remain suspended and the Federal Government and State Governments be given four weeks to resolve the pending issues as stated otherwise risk the resumption of the strike.
