Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Saturday declared
that President Muhammadu Buhari is fit and in excellent shape.
He spoke to newsmen at the UN headquarters in New York.
Onyeama said Buhari is “firing up” to lead the Nigerian delegation to the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly.
Onyeama dismissed speculations in some quarters about the president’s
health and his ability to withstand the rigours of the high-level event
scheduled from September 19 to 25.
“President Muhammadu Buhari is in very good health to lead the UN General Assembly delegation.
“The president is in excellent form in every way possible. We had the
Federal Executive Council Meeting on Wednesday that lasted very long
beyond the usual.
“He presided over the Federal Executive Council meeting throughout. He’s now firing up and very fantastic,” Onyeama said.
DAILY POST reports that Buhari will depart Nigeria on Sunday.
He will join other world leaders at the welcoming reception to be
hosted by the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, and also hold a
bilateral meeting with the UN scribe.
The Nigerian leader is billed to have a a lunch meeting with
President Donald Trump of the United States of America, along with other
world leaders.
Buhari, who will be accompanied by the governors of Zamfara, Ebonyi
and Ondo States, and key cabinet ministers, will transit through London
on his way back to the country.
Buhari was said to have issued a matching order to the Nigerian military to weaken Nnamdi Kanu and his group, the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) before he returns
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