Dare Babalola
Femi Adesina, a former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to former President Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed that his late principal depended on his wealthy friends to pay the hospital bills in London.
Adesina made the revelation during an interview on Channels Television on Tuesday, adding that the late Nigerian leader did not own a house in London despite that he frequently visited the capital city for medical treatment.
He claimed that Buhari relied on the Nigerian High Commission for shelter during most of his trips abroad.
“I doubt if he paid for those bills himself. President Buhari just needed to call anybody — the Dangotes, the Abdusalamis — and they would oblige. This last trip he made, I know the jets of the person he went in,” Adesina stated.
He continued, “There was a time he was in the High Commission for many months when he went on that eight-month medical vacation.
“For about three-quarters of that period, he was in the High Commissioner’s apartment. The High Commissioner even moved to a smaller place so the President could stay in his official residence.”
In addition, the former media aide dismissed speculations that Buhari started his medical trips to London after he became the president.
He noted, “Before he became President, he had always done his medicals in London, the same set of doctors. Those who knew his medical history continued with him instead of starting afresh.”
