President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that sick former Vice President, Alex Ekwueme, be flown abroad for medical treatment.
A recent statement reads, “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate medical treatment of former Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, outside the country.
“The approval followed a brief the President received Friday on the medical condition of the former Vice-President.
“The approval covers the immediate charter of an Air Ambulance for the emergency movement and the cost of treatment.
“President Buhari prays that God will grant the elder statesman speedy recovery.”
Ekwueme, 85, was on Sunday, October 29, 2017, admitted into the hospital for a chest infection.
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