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Nigerian president returns home after Saudi treatment
Nigeria’s President Umaru Yar’Adua returned home on Saturday after more than two weeks of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, a presidential aide said.
- Agencies
- Published: 13:41 September 6, 2008
Lagos: Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua returned home on Saturday after more than two weeks of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, a presidential aide said.
"I can confirm that he has come back," the aide said.
Yar'Adua, who is known to have a chronic kidney problem, travelled to Saudi Arabia in August to receive medical care.
Some Nigerian newspapers have reported that the Nigerian president had undergone a renal transplant in Jeddah.
Many voices, including opposition politicians, have expressed concern over Yar'Adua's health and the government's handling of the issue.
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