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ABUJA \ufffd <\/P>

Nigeria’s acting leader says President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return “very shortly” after more than two months in London for medical issues as concerns grow about his health.<\/P>

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo spoke to reporters on Wednesday, a day after meeting with Buhari.<\/P>

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The acting president says Buhari was in “very good spirits” and “recuperating very quickly.” They spoke for about an hour.<\/P>

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Osinbajo did not give other details about the health of the 74-year-old Buhari, who left for London on May 7.<\/P>

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Buhari also spent nearly seven weeks in London earlier this year for medical issues and later said he had never so sick in his life.<\/P>

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His absence has caused some in Africa’s most populous country to call for his replacement. His four-year term ends in 2019.<\/P>

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Source: Voice of America<\/P>

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ABUJA � <\/p>\n

Nigeria’s acting leader says President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return “very shortly” after more than two months in London for medical issues as concerns grow about his health.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo spoke to reporters on Wednesday, a day after meeting with Buhari.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The acting president says Buhari was in “very good spirits” and “recuperating very quickly.” They spoke for about an hour.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Osinbajo did not give other details about the health of the 74-year-old Buhari, who left for London on May 7.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Buhari also spent nearly seven weeks in London earlier this year for medical issues and later said he had never so sick in his life.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

His absence has caused some in Africa’s most populous country to call for his replacement. His four-year term ends in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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