By Baron Ike
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, May 7 left the country again for the United Kingdom in continuation of his medical check up over yet unknown sickness.
Buhari departed Nigeria shortly after receiving the 82 released girls among the 276 abducted three years ago at the Chibok Girls Secondary School in Borno State.
The girls were released after government agencies and some international collaborators engaged the Boko Haram abductors in negotiation that led to their release.
Till date 102 of the girls had neen released remaining 176.
Buhari while receiving the 82 newly released girls assured them of government willingness to meet their educational needs as well as to offer them the needed protection that will help in their full integration into the society.
he apologised to them over the ordeal they went through and assured Nigerians that the security agencies were more than ready to protect everyone.
Buhari congratulàted the security agencies for their commitment and assured them of government support always as they discharge their duties.
The Senior Special Adviser to the President, Femi Adesina said on Sunday that Buhari was proceeding to the UK in furtherance of his medical follow up. No time was given as to when the President will be back.
Adesina said instead that Buhari had transmitted a letter to the Senate President Bukola Saraki transmitting power to his deputy, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
In January this year Buhari transmitted power to Osinbajo when he first left the country for medical leave.
When he returned in February he disclosed that he would be returning to UK for ànother round of check up in two weeks time having disclosed that he has not been this sick.
Of late, Buhari has not been attending to most of the activities of government, the most pronounced being his absence from the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting for three weeks consecutively.
His media mangers have insisted Buhari is healthy enough to carry on with the role of governance when many Nigerians called for his resignation on account of his poor health.
Those who insist on Buhari’s resignation hinge their call on the suffering of Nigerians and the need for accelerated decisions on matters affecting the social and economic wellbeing of the people.