{"id":360136,"date":"2025-07-04T00:46:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T23:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=360136"},"modified":"2025-07-04T00:46:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T23:46:40","slug":"bashir-ahmad-speaks-on-buharis-health-status-says-condition-is-exaggerated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/07\/04\/bashir-ahmad-speaks-on-buharis-health-status-says-condition-is-exaggerated\/","title":{"rendered":"Bashir Ahmad speaks on Buhari\u2019s health status, says condition is exaggerated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-19 ai-optimize-introduction\" data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">Former special assistant on digital communications to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad has disclosed that his former principal is in a stable health condition contrary to media reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\" data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">This clarification was made on Thursday by Ahmad via his verified X handle, as a result of wave of social media reports alleging that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/07\/01\/i-didnt-betray-atiku-by-working-for-buhari-garba-shehu\/\">Buhari<\/a> had been rushed abroad in a life-threatening condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\">He confirmed that Buhari is receiving medical care but insisted the situation is not as dire as widely reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\">\u201cIt is true that former president Buhari is unwell and is currently receiving medical attention,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\">\u201cHowever, contrary to the exaggerated claims circulating in the media, he is stable and responding well to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/19\/pope-francis-diagnosed-with-pneumonia-undergoes-treatment\/\">treatment<\/a>, and we are optimistic about his full recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-11\">Ahmad\u2019s comments come amid growing speculation about Buhari\u2019s health, with several online platforms alleging the 82-year-old was in a United Kingdom (UK) hospital\u2019s intensive care unit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/21\/osun-announces-restriction-of-vehicular-movement-ahead-lg-polls\/\">(ICU)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-12\">The claims have triggered concerns among Buhari\u2019s supporters and political allies, especially given his past health-related absences during when he was in office between 2015 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-13\">Ahmad thanked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/05\/26\/civic-collapse-what-low-voter-turnout-says-about-nigerians-faith-in-democracy\/\">Nigerians<\/a> for their prayers and goodwill messages, saying the support has been overwhelming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-14\">\u201cWe appreciate the outpouring of prayers and goodwill from his supporters and well-wishers around the world. We continue to pray for his complete and speedy recovery,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-15\">Buhari has largely maintained a low public profile since leaving office in May 2023, residing between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/10\/18\/why-buhari-opposed-locating-transport-university-in-daura-amaechi\/\">Daura<\/a> in Katsina state and Kaduna, with\u00a0occasional trips\u00a0abroad for medical check-ups.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-16\">His health has been a subject of public concern since 2017, when he spent 104 days in London for an undisclosed illness, temporarily handing over power to then vice-president Yemi Osinbajo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-17\">On Tuesday, Garba Shehu, spokesperson to Buhari, said his principal would\u00a0attend\u00a0the unveiling of his new book titled \u2018According to the President: Lessons From A Presidential Spokesman\u2019s Experience\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-18\">Shehu said the book contains \u201clessons\u201d he learnt during his \u201cmany years\u201d of presidential communications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former special assistant on digital communications to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad has disclosed that his former principal is in a stable health condition contrary to media reports. 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