Nigerian
President Muhammadu Buhari returned home on Friday after nearly two
months of medical leave in Britain, state television and a Reuters
witness said.Buhari,
74, walked unaided from his plane after it landed at an air force base
in the northern city of Kaduna. The former military ruler then boarded a
waiting helicopter, state television showed.
Details
of his condition have not been disclosed. In images released by his
office this week, Buhari looked painfully thin but was smiling as he
greeted Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby in London.
Buhari left Abuja on Jan. 19 for 10 days of treatment in Britain but extended his stay on the advice of doctors.
Prior
to his departure, Buhari made a point of conferring acting presidential
powers on Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, seeking to allay concerns of a
void at the helm of Africa's biggest economy.
In
Buhari's absence, Osinbajo, a lawyer, played a prominent role, chairing
cabinet meetings and finishing work on an economic reform plan needed
to secure a World Bank loan to help plug a deficit caused by low oil
revenues.
The central bank
also devalued the naira for retail customers, suggesting a wider
devaluation of the currency may be in the offing despite Buhari's
entrenched opposition to such a move.
(The Reuters)
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