Gen. Buhari's visit to the UK had been a major subject of controversy as some supporters of President Goodluck Jonathan accused him of embarking on a secret medical trip abroad. The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) General Mohammadu Buhari on Friday returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom. General Buhari, who arrived the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport early Friday morning categorically stated that he was physically and mentally fit. While Mr. Buhari was away in London, some chieftains of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) notably Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, insisted that he was on a medical trip, a claim members of Mr. Buhari’s party, APC, repeatedly refuted. It will be recalled that Buhari left Nigeria on Thursday, February 19, 2015 for London. He appeared at the Royal Institute of Internal Affairs popularly called Chatham House, London on Thursday, February 26, where he delivered a lecture. On his arrival at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja at about 5:40 am aboard British Airways, Gen. Buahri was ushered into the hands of waiting Journalists who had been keeping vigil at the Airport. When asked whether he went abroad to seek medical attention, Buhari said: "I just went off for a couple of weeks to rest. That's all I did." Pressed further by Journalists on whether he ever visited any hospital while holidaying in UK, he said "What is wrong for me to go the hospital? Am I not here now? Aren't you seeing me? Are you seeing a sick man?" On his appearance at the Chatham House, the APC presidential candidate said "I went to Chatham House. I read an address and there wasa question and answer session. That's all." Gen. Buhari who was accompanied by his deputy campaign director-general, Senator Olurumbe Mamora was as well welcomed by a horde of other APC chieftains and supporters at the airport.
