US EditionNigeria: Buhari Could've Long Been Dead If He Had Chosen to Be Treated in Nigeria - Ex Aide Adesina
NIGERIA, JUL 15 – Femi Adesina said Buhari’s survival depended on continued treatment by UK doctors due to Nigeria’s lack of medical expertise, stressing it was a necessity not a choice.
- On Sunday, July 13, 2025, former President Muhammadu Buhari died at a London hospital, aged 82, after a brief illness.
- Femi Adesina explained that Buhari had always sought care in London, adding that survival depended on continuing his UK treatment rather than Nigeria’s healthcare system.
- Adesina warned, `If he had said I would do my medicals in Nigeria just as a show-off or something, he could have long been dead,` highlighting the risk of switching to local care.
- He noted the country’s hospitals couldn’t handle the condition, underscoring Nigeria’s expertise gap, according to Adesina.
- Buhari’s remains were flown to Daura on Tuesday morning, ahead of his state burial, as his body arrived in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State.
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