{"id":169411,"date":"2025-07-14T15:14:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/abdulsalami-abubakar-on-buharis-hospital-stay"},"modified":"2025-07-14T16:18:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T15:18:06","slug":"abdulsalami-abubakar-on-buharis-hospital-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/abdulsalami-abubakar-on-buharis-hospital-stay","title":{"rendered":"Abdulsalami Abubakar on Buhari&#8217;s Hospital Stay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former military Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar on Monday disclosed that he was in the same hospital with the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n<p>Abubakar disclosed that while he was discharged, Buhari died of his undisclosed illness.<\/p>\n<p>Buhari died in a clinic in London on Sunday at about 4.30 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Vice President Kashim Shettima and some top government functionaries are in London to repatriate Buhari\u2019s corpse back to Nigeria for burial.<\/p>\n<p>The burial of the former President is scheduled for tomorrow in Daura, Katsina State.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with Channels Television in London, Abubakar said politics can never be the same again in Nigeria with Buhari\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cUnfortunately, we were in the same hospital together with Buhari but I have been discharged. So when I heard the news of his passing I quickly went there to condole with the family to see what can be done in preparation to get the corpse ready to be taken home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former military Head of State also recounted his relationship with Buhari which dates back to 1962 when they both joined the military.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cMy relationship with Buhari dates back to as far back to 1962, we joined the military and he was my senior. During the unfortunate civil war, we fought in the same sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuhari is a gentle man who is very quiet but exceptionally honest. You can trust Buhari with any thing and he won\u2019t betray you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring his era as a military officer, you can see how he tried to fight corruption and also he established the war against indiscipline in other to make Nigerians behave the way the civilized word behaves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abubakar insisted that Buhari\u2019s death was a big blow to Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCertainly, his death has been a big blow to Nigeria, Tinubu has asked the Vice President to come so that he can escort the body, this shows you the magnitude that has befallen Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the passing away of buhari, politics in Nigeria will certainly changed, i hope for the better,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former military Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar on Monday disclosed that he was in the same hospital with the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. Abubakar disclosed that while he was discharged, Buhari died of his undisclosed illness. Buhari died in a clinic in London on Sunday at about 4.30 pm. 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