President Muhammadu Bubari has approved the immediate medical treatment of former Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, outside the country.
According to a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu in Abuja on Friday, the approval followed a brief the President received Friday on the medical condition of the former Vice-President.
The statement said the approval covers the immediate charter of an Air Ambulance for the emergency movement and the cost of treatment.
President Buhari prayed that God will grant the elder statesman speedy recovery.
Ekwueme was reported to have collapsed in his house on Sunday and is currently receiving treatment in a private hospital in Enugu.
