President Buhari approves foreign medical treatment for former Vice President Ekwueme

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved foreign medical treatment for former Vice President, Alex Ekwueme.

Buhari gave the approval after he was briefed on the medical condition of the ex-leader.

A statement issued by Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said the “approval covers the immediate charter of an Air Ambulance for the emergency movement and the cost of treatment”.

“President Buhari prays that God will grant the elder statesman speedy recovery.”

The former Vice President reportedly collapsed and went into coma at his Enugu residence on Sunday.