PMB Approves The Immediate Medical Treatment Of Former VP, Dr. Alex Ekwueme Abroad



President Muhammadu Buhari has directed former Vice President Alex Ekwueme be immediately flown abroad for urgent medical treatment, the presidency said Friday.

PMB after being briefed on Ekwueme’s condition he authorised the trip.

The former vice president, who turned 85 in October, reportedly collapsed in his Enugu residence on Sunday.

On Monday, his family said in a statement that the former leader’s health was stable.

PMB's directive covers “the immediate charter of an Air Ambulance for the emergency movement and the cost of treatment”, a statement signed by spokesperson Garba Shehu said.

The president also prays that God will grant him speedy recovery, it added.

Here is the approval letter;


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