Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari will travel to Britain on Thursday for medical checks, his spokesperson said.
In a statement released on Thursday shortly shortly after a letter from Buhari was read out in the upper house of parliament, the presidency said the 74-year-old will resume work on February 6.
While the former military ruler will be away on the medical leave, the West African nation’s vice president will take charge of the presidency.
“While away the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, will perform the functions of the Office of the President,” the spokesman, Femi Adesina, said in his statement. “During the vacation, the president will also undergo routine medical check-ups.”
Neither the spokesman’s statement nor Buhari’s letter gave any details on what medical issue led the president to take leave.
Buhari flew to London for a 10-day holiday in June 2016, during which received treatment for a persistent ear infection, officials said.
