{"id":301399,"date":"2017-03-13T13:22:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T13:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=301399"},"modified":"2017-03-13T13:22:12","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T13:22:12","slug":"buhari-resumes-work-after-51-days-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=301399","title":{"rendered":"Buhari resumes work after 51 days in London \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s President Muhamadu Buhari on Monday, resumed official duties after returning from London last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Buhari had been in the United Kingdom for 51 days after he extended his vacation to seek medical care.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian leader took to his Twitter handle @MBuhari to make the announcement:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI resumed work today. I&#8217;ve formally transmitted letters to @NGRSenate &amp; @HouseNGR, in compliance with S145 of the amended 1999 Constitution,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I resumed work today. I&#8217;ve formally transmitted letters to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NGRSenate\">@NGRSenate<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseNGR\">@HouseNGR<\/a>, in compliance with S145 of the amended 1999 Constitution <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SdIq35uN5V\">pic.twitter.com\/SdIq35uN5V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MBuhari\/status\/841261887832637441\">March 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As I settle down to work, first things first\u2014I received a briefing from Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProfOsinbajo\">@ProfOsinbajo<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JpT5H1Grvl\">pic.twitter.com\/JpT5H1Grvl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MBuhari\/status\/841277928407224320\">March 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Buhari, 74 left Nigeria on 19 January 2017 for a vacation in London and was scheduled to return to work on 6 February however he had to stay longer in the UK for health reasons.<\/p>\n<p>While in London, the president reportedly received visitors at his base in the British capital, and made telephone calls to dignitaries in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>An excited governor of Kaduna, Nasir el-Rufai, said on Facebook last Friday:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President is back. He has landed safely in Kaduna and received by Acting Governor Barnabas Yusuf Bala and senior KDSG officials. The government and people of Kaduna State are proud to receive our First Citizen back to his home to face the task of rebuilding Nigeria. Alhamdulillah. Jumaat Mubarak to everyone,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Godwin A. 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