Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari has given an update on the state of health of former military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar.
Africa Daily News, New York had reported that Abdulsalami was reportedly flown out of Nigeria for medical treatment over the weekend.
The retired Army General was said to have suffered a partial stroke.
He was first flown to a hospital in the United Kingdom (UK).
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Writing on his Twitter page on Monday, Shehu confirmed that Abubakar is out of hospital and there was no cause for alarm.
‘Alhamdu Lillahi for Allah’s mercy.
‘I just ended a visit to His Excellency Abdulsalami Abubakar, former Head of State.
‘He is out of hospital in a London apartment and apparently in no serious condition.
‘He was his jovial self, maintaining a keen interest in developments back at home in Nigeria. Please, no cause for alarm.’
In a related development, Abdulsalami Abubakar (Rtd) has asserted that he believes that next year’s general elections may not be the best as a result of monetisation of the process.
Gen. Abdulsalami, who is the head of the National Peace Committee (NPC), made this known in a statement he personally signed on the coming June 18 Ekiti State governorship election.
The body, which has Catholic 2Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, as the secretary, also noted the acrimonious conduct of the recent party primaries, and the elevation of the ‘delegate position’ over and above the welfare of ordinary Nigerians.
‘We are aware that the 2023 election may not be the best, as can be attested to by the monetisation of the process, the acrimonious conduct of the recent party primaries, and the elevation of the ‘delegate position’ over and above the welfare of ordinary Nigerians,’ Abdulsalami said.
He, however, urged voters in Saturday’s governorship election to choose peace over and above electoral violence.
