The health of Yusuf, son of President
Muhammadu Buhari, who was admitted into Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja,
on December 26, 2017 following injuries sustained in a motorcycle
accident, has improved remarkably and he is ready to be discharged.
This cheery news contained in a
statement dated January 12, 2018, by the Medical Director of the
Hospital, Dr Felix Ogedegbe, and made available online by Femi
Adeshina, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity.
The statement is reproduced below.
“Mr. Yusuf Muhammadu Buhari, son of
His Excellency President Buhari, was admitted into Cedarcrest
Hospitals Abuja in the late hours of the 26th of December 2017,
following injuries sustained as a rider of a motorcycle. Following
initial stabilization, he was taken into intensive care. He underwent
successful emergency surgical operations the following morning
carried out by our team of neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons.
“Over the following week, his
condition improved remarkably and he was transferred from intensive
care to the ward. He has remained stable ever since and has continued
to make remarkable progress. He is now ready to be discharged.
“His extremely speedy response to
treatment so far is testimony to the world-class early care he has
received here in Cedarcrest, Abuja. We are grateful to His
Excellency, President Buhari and Her Excellency the First Lady Mrs.
Aisha Buhari for the confidence in us and for allowing us to look
after Yusuf. This show of confidence goes a long way to strengthen
our collective belief in our resolve to offer world-class health care
locally. We are extremely grateful to our entire hospital team for
their dedication and hard work during this period.
“We are also grateful to the
Honorable Minister of Health, the Honorable Minister of State for
Health, and the eminent advisory team of specialists assembled by the
Honorable Minister of Health who supported us in the course of
looking after Yusuf. We are grateful to all Nigerians who prayed for
Yusuf, his family and his carers. His response to treatment so far is
clear testimony to answered prayers.
“We did note some very misleading
reports about this incident making the rounds in some social media
outlets. Most of them would not ordinarily need to be responded to.
Suffice to say that there was only one person involved in this
incident. No one else required treatment for this incident or its
aftermath. Yusuf’s friend was not involved in the accident and did
not sustain any injuries whatsoever.
“Her Excellency the First Lady was
not at any time treated for shock and she was not admitted into
Cedarcrest at any time. In addition, Cedarcrest Hospitals has
remained open to other in-patients and out-patients and at no time
were any patients denied access to the hospital.”
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