Sickness took eight months from Preaident Muhammadu Buhari’s eight years in office, hi Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said.
The President was away for eight months in 2017 as a result of and undisclosed ailment.
Adesina who appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday night said the President spent eight months on treatment in the United Kingdom in 2017.
The media Aide who was highlighting the accomplishments and legacy of the Buhari government during the programme, said, “When he fell sick in January 2017, he came back in March, went again in April and didn’t come back till August 19.
“About all, eight months. That sickness took eight months of his time in the office. Of course, nobody would like that but what we are glad about is that he came whole, sound and better than he went.”
He however, said despite this setback, the President would be leaving the country far better than he met it.
Adesina recalled that 17 local government areas were in the hands of terrorists when Buhari took over in 2015, adding that the government had reclaimed those territories.
In terms of economy, he argued that Nigeria now has a diversified economy following the efforts of the Buhari administration, stressing that “oil now contributes less than 10% to Nigeria’s GDP.”
