Buhari is back, says I am alright; I just went for medical checkup

President Muhammadu Buhari came back to the country Friday night and on his arrival at the airport in Abuja he said he was in good condition.

The President’s aircraft touched down at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja on Friday, May 11, 2018, by 7:00 pm after a three-day medical trip to London, United Kingdom.

When asked by journalists why he arrived on Friday after his schedule of returning is on Saturday, the President said his arrival was not earlier than expected.

“It is not earlier than expected. I just went for a further medical check-up and I am alright, thank you,” President Buhari said.

His departure, announced via a tweet message, President Buhari on Monday said, “I will be travelling to the United Kingdom tomorrow, to see my doctor, at his request. Will be away for four days; back in Abuja on Saturday, May 12”.

Using his official Twitter handle @MBuhari, the President also announced his returned to the country.

“President is back in Abuja. He arrived this evening from London,” the presidency wrote on its Twitter account.

It would be recalled that the President spent five months receiving treatment in London last year.

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, is amongst Nigerians who criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for embarking on a medical trip to the United Kingdom.

Falana said on Channels Television’s programme, Sunrise Daily on Thursday that the President and other Nigerians who travel abroad for medical attention are ridiculing the nation.

“These medical trips by the President and the rich in Nigeria expose our country to ridicule because you cannot justify that a little of enormous resources cannot fix a few hospitals to the extent that everybody can be treated in Nigeria,” Falana said.