Buhari, Others In Quarantine After UK Trip

President Muhammadu Buhari and members of his entourage during his recent 18 day trip to the United Kingdom have gone into quarantine, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Mallam Garba Shehu said on Sunday.

Shehu confirmed the development on Sunday in an interview with Channels Television.

According to him the decision of Buhari to go into quarantine was in accordance with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) guidelines for international travel.

There are unconfirmed reports that Buhari upon his arrival at the United Kingdom was seen in close contact with some officials of the Nigeria High Commission in London who have tested positive for coronavirus.

 GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that operations at the UK High Commission in London have been scaled down upon the development to observe the regulatory ten days isolation that is required from the authorities in the United Kingdom.

Members of the President’s delegation to the UK included the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba; Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ahmed Rufai Abubakar and the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Munguno (retired).

President Buhari left Nigeria for the United Kingdom on July 26 to participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025 and following that went to see his medical doctors.

The decision by President Buhari to go into quarantine is bound to scale back activities needing his physical consultation with aides as during the period he would be cut off from physical interaction with others.

Buhari in quarantine would also impede efforts by his stalwarts in the All Progressives Congress, APC to find an amicable resolution to the issue of the legitimacy of the Mai Mala Buni leadership of the party.

It was, however, not indicated how long President Buhari would be in quarantine and the nature of activities he would be able to do while in isolation.

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