Buhari jets out to London for two-week medical check-up

• Dino Melaye to Buhari: Transfer power to Osinbajo

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday March 30 is due to travel to London, the United Kingdom, for a routine medical check-up.

A statement issued by Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Femi Adesina, on Monday said he would meet with security chiefs first in the morning, after which he would embark on the journey.

The statement titled, ‘President Buhari billed for routine medical check-up in London’ also said, “He is due back in the country during the second week of April, 2021.”

Meanwhile, Senator Dino Melaye has asked President Buhari to transfer power to his Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo as he travels to London for medical check-up.

Melaye, in a tweet said Buhari should transfer power to the Vice President through a letter to the National Assembly.

He urged that the President to do this before leaving the country on Tuesday.

He wrote: “The president should transfer power to the Vice President through a letter to the National Assembly before leaving the country in-line with constitutional provision.”