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Ailing Nigeria president gives thanks for nationwide prayers

Washington Post 16 hours ago

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ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria's government says President Muhammadu Buhari has written to Guinea's leader thanking him for organizing nationwide prayers for his health and saying "I am making good progress." Buhari has been in London for medical treatment for more than two months. His absence and the lack of information about his condition have caused tensions in Africa's most populous nation. The government on Sunday released the first photo of the 74-year-old since he left. Tuesday's statement says Buhari wrote Monday to Alpha Conde, who is also chairman of the Assemblies of Heads of State and Government of the African Union. Buhari's letter says he will return to his duties "as soon as doctors ...

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Nigeria: Six Governors Off to London to See Buhari

AllAfrica.com

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Six governors are set to travel to London to visit Nigeria's ailing President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday. This was disclosed by three presidential spokespersons, Femi Adesina, Garba Shehu and Laolu Akande, at a media briefing in Abuja. The governors are to be led by Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara and include governors of Ebonyi, Kano, Benue, Akwa Ibom, and Oyo. The visit comes a few days after some APC leaders and governors visited the president on Sunday. Mr. Buhari had on that July 23 met with the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and some governors elected on the party's platform. A statement by the presidency, which provided a photograph of the event, gave the names ...

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