Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari has postponed his scheduled trip to London, the United Kingdom (UK), for a medical follow-up visit.

This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.

The statement said the Presidency would subsequently announce a new date for the scheduled trip.

“The medical follow-up visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the United Kingdom earlier scheduled for today, Friday, June 25, 2021, has been postponed.

“A new date will be announced in due course,” the statement said.

It would be recalled that on Thursday the Adesina had issued a statement informing Nigerians that the President was to leave the country on Friday (today) for a medical trip to London.

“President Muhammadu Buhari will proceed to London, the United Kingdom on Friday, June 25, 2021, for a scheduled medical follow-up.

“He is due back in the country during the second week of July 2021,” he had said on Thursday.