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Buhari approves Ekwueme’s immediate treatment abroad

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President Muhammadu Bubari has approved the immediate medical treatment of former Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, outside the country.

The approval covers the immediate charter of an Air Ambulance for the emergency movement and the cost of treatment.

The approval followed a brief the President received Friday on the medical condition of the former Vice-President.

President Buhari prays that God will grant the elder statesman speedy recovery, according to a statement Friday.

 

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