Abba Kyari, Buhari’s Chief of Staff is sick, flown abroad.

Alhaji Abba Kyari Chief of Staff to Nigeria’s President Mohammadu Buhari is at present being flown out of the country on medical emergency grounds, we can authoritatively report.

Impeccable Presidency sources said that Abba Kyari who has been suffering from an undisclosed ailment which has kept him away from office in the last seven days, slumped in the early evening and was rushed to an undisclosed private hospital where some specialist doctors were called in to attend to him.

Sources close to the Presidency also said that the relationship between Kyari and his boss, Mr President, has worsened in the last few weeks after more revelations of allegations of graft against the Chief of Staff, a development many believe seriously dents the President’s anti-corruption stance.

According to the sources who preferred not to be mentioned, President Buhari made enquiries later and the feedback was not encouraging as his (Kyari) condition was not improving. The President then directed that he be flown out immediately.

We further gathered that at about 9.30pm, a long convoy was seen leaving the villa for the airport where an Air Ambulance was already on standby for the evacuation to an undisclosed destination for further medical attention.

Efforts to reach Mr. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media did not yield results as calls to his phone lines were not answered.

The Chief of Staff has been in the eye of the storm of allegations of graft and insider dealings as well as abuse of office.

There have also been rumours of recent that Mr President was shopping for his replacement as preliminary investigation reports may have established a prima facie case against him, particularly over the alleged N500m gratification he allegedly received from MTN to help facilitate reduction of the $5.2bn fine placed on them by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

Abba Kyari was appointed to the position on August 27, 2015.

Lamorde Reportedly Sick, Flown Abroad For Treatment

Former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde is sick and has been flown abroad for medical attention, his lawyer, Festus Keyamo said.

Keyamo made the revelation yesterday when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition to represent the former EFCC boss.

But the senate probe committee has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against Lamorde if he fails to appear before it on November 24.

Lamorde is accused of non-remitting recoveries by EFCC to the tune of N2.051trn, comprising seized properties, assets and funds of individuals under investigation by the commission.

George Uboh, the Chief Executive Officer of Panic Alert Security Systems, a property and financial recovery firm brought the petition against Lamorde.

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Sick Mu’azu Flown Abroad For Medical Attention

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Adamu Mu’azu?,? is sick an??d has been flown abroad?, his office announced Tuesday?.

Mr. Mu’azu? travelled last week for treatment and has remained in an undisclosed hospital abroad, a statement by his media aide, Tony Amadi, said.

“The National Chairman of PDP, Dr. Ahmad Adamu Mu’azu is sick and currently undergoing medical attention abroad and will return to the country as soon as his doctors are satisfied with his medical condition. He left the country last week and hopes to be back soon?,” the statement said.?

“The leader of the party, President Goodluck Jonathan, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the party Chief Tony Anenih and Senate President Senator David Mark and members of the National Working Committee of the party are ?all? aware of the Chairman’s medical trip abroad?.?”

The statement on Mr. Mu’azu’s ill-health appears to be in response to comments made on Monday by the governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, accusing the PDP chairman of secretly traveling to Singapore for treatment, during the recent elections, without informing his party’s presidential candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan.

Mr. Fayose, who spoke on Channels television, said even when the chairman traveled recently, for treatment for his left hand, he told some people he had “deceived the president”.

Mr. Fayose challenged the PDP chairman to deny his claims.

The Ekiti governor accuses Mr. Mu’azu of betraying the party and Mr. Jonathan, and has demanded his resignation.

Meanwhile, the PDP chief has appealed to party members to be patient, expressing hope that “the travails facing the party will soon wither away and the party will be a united opposition to the incoming All Progressive Congress for the overall good of Nigeria”?.

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Are You Seeing A Sick Man?… I Went To Rest- Buhari

Arriving Nigeria at about 5:40 am aboard British Airways, Buhari who was claded in a black flowing gown with a flash of white shirt on the collar was ushered into the hands of waiting Journalists who had been keeping vigil at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

Asked whether he went abroad to seek medical attention, Buhari said he took some time off the campaigns to get some rest. “I just went off for a couple of weeks to rest. That’s all I did”, he said.

Pressed further by Journalists on whether he ever visited any hospital while holidaying in UK, he said “What is wrong for me to go the hospital? Am I not here now? Aren’t you seeing me? Are you seeing a sick man?

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