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President meets with Tinubu as Nigerians worry about his health [PHOTOS]

The meeting, which was also attended by Chief Bisi Akande, held at the Abuja House in London.

President Muhammadu Buhari meets with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Chief Bisi Akande at the Abuja House in London on February 9, 2017.

The meeting, which was also attended by Chief Bisi Akande, held at the Abuja House in London, a tweet from the presidency revealed.

President Buhari has been away from Nigeria since Thursday January 19, when he departed for a 10-day medical vacation in London.

“During the vacation, the President will also undergo routine medical check-ups…While away, the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, will perform the functions of the Office of the President,” a statement from presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina read at the time.

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The president’s silence during his vacation has however given rise to fears that he is in worse condition than the presidency wants to reveal.

Buhari earlier appeared in photos with his wife, Aisha but the photos were dismissed as lacking in the chemistry expected of husband and wife.

The government has also been forced on numerous occasions to dismiss rumours that the president had died.

“It’s only in this part of the world that you wake up in the morning and you say the president of the country is dead. I will not join that kind of debate at all,” Information Minister, Lai Mohammed said on January 25.

Concerns about Buhari’s health status were heightened when he wrote the Senate, on Sunday, February 5, 2017, to extend his vacation indefinitely.

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“President Buhari has extended his leave in order to complete and receive the results of a series of tests recommended by his doctors,” a statement by Adesina read.

However, various government officials have assured Nigerians that the president is hale and hearty.

“The President is hale and hearty. I spoke to him just this afternoon and we had a very long conversation,” Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo said on Monday, February 6.

Hajiya Rakiya, Buhari’s only surviving elder sister also told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that her brother needs the prayers of every Nigerianfor him to succeed in the task of addressing the problems facing the nation.

“I just returned from the lesser Hajj, and even while in Saudi Arabia, I was communicating with him every day,” Rakiya popularly called Amadodo said.

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Senate President, Bukola Saraki also revealed that he spoke to Buhari on Wednesday, February 8, adding that the president was in good spirits.

Meanwhile a presidency source has said that Buhari might be back in the country on Saturday, February 11.

“Barring any last minute change, we are expecting the president back this weekend, probably on Saturday,” the source said.

This mirrors an earlier comment made by Femi Adesina that the president may come back sooner than expected.

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Adesina also said, during an interview on Tuesday, February 7, that he has not been speaking to the president directly but he speaks to those around him daily.

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