Buhari: I am making good progress
Nigeria's ailing President Muhammadu Buhari has written to his
Guinean counterpart Alpha Conde to thank him for the nationwide prayers
he had organised for his recovery, his spokesman Femi Adesina has said Mr Buhari, 74, has been in the UK for almost 80 days, receiving treatment for an unspecified illness.
In
his letter, Mr Buhari assured Mr Conde - the current chairman of the
African Union - that he was making "good progress", and would return to
Nigeria to resume his presidential duties as soon as his doctors gave
him the go-ahead, Mr Adesina said.
In an earlier letter, Mr Buhari had also accepted his nomination as leader of the "2018
AU Theme on the Fight Against Corruption", Mr Adesina added.
"I
wish to express my readiness to accept this new important role and to
reiterate my commitment to contribute towards our collective efforts to
strengthen good governance and development on the continent," Mr Buhari
said in the letter.
He was nominated for the role at the summit of AU leaders in Ethiopia on 4 July.
Mr
Buhari's long absence has caused some anxiety in Nigeria, and has led
to speculation that his rivals were plotting to succeed him.
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