Did Tinubu secretly send Shettima to visit Buhari in London hospital? Find out

It has been alleged that President Bola Tinubu deployed his deputy, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, to visit former President Muhammadu Buhari in a London hospital on Monday.

This was disclosed by sources privy to the surreptitious trip.

According to reports, the former president has been ill for a while, as first reported by Empowered Newswire, but is believed to be recuperating.

Shettima had been in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the invitation of the prime minister, Abiy Ahmed Ali, to attend the official launch of the East African country’s Green Legacy Initiative (GLI).

However, he was directed by Tinubu — who was on a state visit to St Lucia — to proceed to London to check on the former president.

TheCable understands that the president asked Shettima to ascertain Buhari’s condition and ensure that he was supported to full recovery.

Shettima flew Sunday night from Addis Ababa and arrived in London on Monday before proceeding to an unnamed hospital to deliver Tinubu’s message to Buhari, the sources said.

Stanley Nkwocha, Shettima’s media aide, confirmed that his principal visited London but said he was unable to comment on the purpose as he was not privy to the vice-president’s itinerary.

Following initial media reports, Bashir Ahmad, former special assistant on digital communications to Buhari, said his former principal was in a stable health condition.

He confirmed that Buhari was receiving medical care but insisted the situation was not as dire as widely reported.