President Muhammadu Buhari has
returned to Abuja after a 10-day private visit to the UK.
He landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe
International Airport at 6.24pm on Sunday.
Ahmaad tweeted: “President
Muhammadu Buhari returns to Abuja after a private visit to the United Kingdom.”
The presidential jet touched down
at about 6.20pm on Sunday, at the presidential wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe
International airport in Abuja.
Buhari has been away from the
country for 10 days.
In a press statement titled ‘Can
they now swallow their words?’ to announce the president’s arrival, Femi
Adesina, his spokesman, said some “reckless” online media, “irresponsible”
political opposition, and other “bilious” groups and individuals, had gone on
overdrive since the president left the country on April 25, insinuating that he
was going for hospitalization, “and would not return after 10 days as stated”.
He said: “In their vain
imaginations, they even stated that fictive doctors have advised President
Buhari to stay longer for more intensive care.
“Now that the President has
returned, can these apostles of evil imaginings swallow their words? Can they
retract their tendentious stories as well as press statements, and apologize to
millions of Nigerians both at home and in the Diaspora that they have fed with
hogwash?
“(a) few days after the
celebration of World Press Freedom Day, we daresay that this valuable freedom
does not tantamount to liberty to mislead and hoodwink the populace through
concocted and jejune publications.
“The Buhari administration will
always respect and uphold press freedom, but the onus lies on those prone to
passing off fiction as facts, to remember that freedom demands concomitant
responsibility. Those who further share and disseminate falsehood are also
encouraged to embrace responsible conduct.”
Buhari was believed to have taken
a vacation after his re-election campaign, although the classification of his
trip as “private” by his media team led to suggestions that he took a medical
leave.
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