Fresh update emerges on former president Abdulsalami’s health

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; left&semi;"><strong>Former Military Head of State <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">General Abdulsalami Abubakar <&sol;a>has returned to the country after a medical trip abroad&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Abdulsalami Abubakar returned to Minna the Niger state capital on Sunday afternoon&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He was brought in a presidential jet which landed at the Minna airport at about 3&period;30pm&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>His wife and former first lady Justice Fati Lami Abubakar was in the company of General Abubakar and they were received by prominent Nigerians according to a source close to the Minna airport where the jet landed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>From the airport the convoy of the former Head of state drove straight to his uphill residence in Minna the Niger state capital&comma; <em>ThisDay<&sol;em> reports<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At his residence friends and relations as well as some clerics offered prayers for continued good health of the Former Head of State&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Secretary to the Niger state Government Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmed Matane reacting to the return of General Abdulsalami Abubakar to the country said that &colon; <em><strong>We thank almighty God for the continued good health of the former Head of State we wish him well more life and prosperity”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Matane added that ” <em><strong>Basically as an elder statesman people will continue to pray for him and we pray that God will accept all the prayers”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The SSG noted that when General Abdulsalami was outside the country there were speculations that ” <em><strong>he has suffered this or that” saying &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;we are happy that he is back with us in good health”&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Asked if the 80th birthday will now be celebrated&comma; Matane said the event was marked in his absence&comma; adding ” <em><strong>What we may celebrate now is his return to the country”&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;rccg-worshippers-die-in-road-crash-while-returning-from-convention&sol;">RCCG Worshippers Die While Returning From Convention <&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>General Abubakar traveled out of the country about three months ago to attend to his health&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As a result of the journey&comma; the former Nigerian leader could not celebrate his 80th birthday which friends and relations had planned to make a big affair&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He was also unable to attend the Signing of the Peace Accord by Governorship candidates for the Ekiti and Osun gubernatorial election&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He was represented at the two events by Bishop Hassan Mathew Kukkah the Co Chairman of the National Peace Committee&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;