Adesina also said that Buhari performed his duties effectively before
leaving the country.
"The buzz going round town is that the president is ill, but ill will
be a misnomer; it should not be the right word to use," the
presidential aide said after Buhari left Abuja on Monday, June 6,
2016.
"The president is going for 10 day rest and during that period, he
will see specialists who will look at his ear; he has been treating
that ear locally for some time.
"Nigerian physicians have looked at it and now they have said, `you
are going to UK, now that you will be there let specialists look at
the ear.' They (Nigerian physicians) have treated it locally. So, it
is not a question of whether the president is ill.
"If he is ill, it presupposes that there are certain things that he
cannot do. Till the very last minute that he is traveling, the
president performed the duties and functions of his office as
president.
"So, illness is not the issue, but as a human being, yes he can rest.
He has been president for one full year, you know that in February he
took 5days leave; he is taking another 10 days now that means 15 days
leave in one year. You and I take more than that, so it is natural
that the president as a human being is taking 10 days rest but he is
not ill.
"We need to underscore that. Rather than going into frenzy, I will
urge Nigerians to show goodwill and patriotism; they should pray for
him and wish him well. Things about health, life and death are in the
hands of God, but I believe that all is well. God will take care of
him and take care of the country," he added.
Meanwhile, Buhari himself said that there's no need for his trip to
cause controversy since no human being is above sickness.
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