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74 -Year-Old Buhari Leaves For ‘Medical Treatment, Hands Over To Yemi Osinbajo

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, 74, will take 10 days of medical leave from Monday, he has said in a letter sent to the Senate, the upper house of parliament:

I will be away on a short medical vacation from Monday January 23 to February 6th, 2017.

While I am away, the vice-president will perform the functions of my office."

Mr Buhari did not give details about what is wrong with him.

In June last year, he flew to London to be treated for an ear infection.

A leading Nigerian doctor has accused Mr Buhari of reneging on a promise to end "medical tourism" by seeking treatment in the UK.

Nigerians spent $1bn (£690m) on foreign medical trips in 2013, most of which was unnecessary, said Dr Osahon Enabulele.

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