The health of wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has improved. Aisha had been on admission for high blood pressure at Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja.
Aisha was placed on bed rest following her son’s involvement in a bike accident. Yusuf and his friend, Bashir Gwandu, were severely injured along Gwarimpa road in Abuja on December 26, 2017.
On Friday, Aisha in a statement thanked Nigerians for praying for the recovery of her son.
“On behalf of my family, I will like to thank well meaning Nigerians for their prayers in the past week”, she said.
“Special thanks to the team of doctors and specialists who have worked tirelessly to ensure that my son Yusuf remains stable, most especially Nurse Eze Doris Eberechukwu of Nisa Premier, the medical team chaired by the Hon. Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Folorunsho Adewole, the team of neurosurgeons Prof. Temitayo Sokunbi, Prof. B.B. Shehu, Dr. Biodun Ogunbo and Asst. Prof. M.Raji Mahmud, the team of Orthopaedic Surgeons Dr. Felix Ogedengbe and Dr. Akinola, the intensivists Dr. Simon Esangbedo, the Personal Physician to the President Dr. Suhayb Sanusi, my personal physician Dr. M. Kamal and the Nurses have all ensured that he remains stable while receiving treatment.
“Also many thanks to Dr. Jaf Momoh CMD of National Hospital Abuja and his team for their continuous support”, she added.
Meanwhile, renowned neurosurgeons, Professor Temitayo Shokunbi and Professor Bello Bala Shehu, the current vice chancellor of Federal University Birnin-Kebbi, had since relocated to Cedarcrest Hospital Abuja.
They are taking charge of Yusuf’s medical treatment.
Presidency has denied report that the President’s son, Yusuf Buhari, who was involved in a bike accident on Wednesday has been flown to Germany for treatment.
The report had it that Yusuf was early on Thursday morning flown abroad following his severe head injury in a bike accident.
Presidency dismissed the report as `fake news’ which emanated from an online media outfit.
TheCable, on Thursday reported that Buhari had been flown to Germany.
Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in a text message on Thursday in Abuja, said Buhari was still being treated at a private hospital in Abuja.
Shehu, had on Wednesday in a statement, confirmed that Yusuf Buhari, who was involved in a bike accident, was in stable condition.
He said that Yusuf had the accident on Tuesday night around Gwarimpa area in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Shehu said Buhari junior broke a limb and also sustained an injury on the head as a result of the incident.
“He has undergone surgery at a clinic in Abuja. He is in a stable condition.
“The President and his wife, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari are thankful to Nigerians for the good wishes and prayers for their son,” the presidential spokesman said.
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