President had not regained his health and had lost so much weight that he is “padded” just before his meetings with governors and politicians.
According to the source, members of the cabal around Mr. Buhari were once again pressuring him to return to Nigeria, his frail health notwithstanding. Should the cabal win out again, they would simply use the president’s presence as a ruse to manipulate policies and politics to serve their individual interests.
The president’s doctors appear to have a different agenda. One of our sources stated there was no plan by Mr. Buhari’s doctors to let him travel to Nigeria in the near future.
“They [doctors] have asked that Mr. President should stay in the UK for another period of monitoring and round of treatment that could last weeks if not months.”
SaharaReporters had revealed that the cabal behind Mr. Buhari was considering claiming that the president was embarking on his vacation after close to three months of treatment during this particular trip. Prior to the current medical trip, President Buhari had spent close to 50 days in London between December and February.
One of our sources, briefed by one of the governors who recently saw Mr. Buhari, revealed that the ailing president “is only okay a few hours some days. And it takes a lot of work to prepare him for meeting people.”
Another source drew attention to Mr. Buhari’s look during his recent meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, adding that the president seemed a shadow of his former self.
One source said Mrs. Buhari had earlier been told her husband would be able to return with her to Nigeria last Wednesday, only to find out he was in no shape for the trip. She quietly left London alone and appeared in Imo State last Thursday for an event.
Placed in a desperate situation, the cabal has claimed that Mr. Buhari was waiting to regain some weight before returning to resume work. But after two previous occasions when the president was hurriedly flown into Nigeria, only to return to the UK for urgent care, there appears to be a sobering sense among some members of the cabal that their incessant game may be losing its efficacy. According to one source, “The only people who can give a trustworthy update on President Buhari’s real health status are his doctors, not politicians.”
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