Medical Checkup: Buhari Holds Meeting With Osinbajo, Service Chiefs

Medical Checkup: Buhari Holds Meeting With Osinbajo, Service Chiefs

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a meeting with the nation’s security chiefs ahead of his trip to the United Kingdom for a routine medical check-up.

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; Defense Minister, Major-General Bashir Magashi (Rtd); and the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari and the National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), are all in attendance.

Others are Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, Chief of Army Staff; Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Naval Staff; Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu, and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Ishiaka Oladayo Amoo.

Also present are Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, the Director-General of Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, and the Director-General of National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.

In a statement released on Monday, Buhari’s Media and Publicity aide, Femi Adesina had said, “President Muhammadu Buhari proceeds to London, the United Kingdom, Tuesday March 30, 2021, for a routine medical check-up.

“The President meets with Security Chiefs first in the morning, after which he embarks on the journey.”