According to Premium Times, President Muhammadu Buhari has fallen ill and this is why he has not been able to make his local trips lately.
The President was supposed to be in Lagos some days ago, but he cancelled it at the late hour. Last Thursday, he was also scheduled to flag off the Ogoni land cleanup exercise, but he cancelled the trip at the last minute.
Premium Times reports that Buhari has an infection in his left ear, otherwise called Meniere Disease. He is said to be receiving treatment in Aso Rock.
A statement by the presidency on Friday said the vice president would again represent the president at the 48th Ordinary Summit of Head of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, holding this weekend in Dakar, Senegal.
The statement by Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the vice president, said Osinbajo would leave for Dakar on Friday and was expected back in Abuja on Sunday.
It was also reported that the President might seek treatment abroad if his condition does not improve in the next few days.
Presidential spokespersons could not be reached by Premium Times to comment for this story on Friday night.
While calls to the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, failed to go through, Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant on media and publicity did not answer or return calls.
