President Muhammadu Bubari has approved the immediate medical treatment of former Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, outside the country.
The approval followed a brief the President received Friday on the medical condition of the former Vice-President. Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity in a statement on Friday said that the approval covers the immediate charter of an Air Ambulance for the emergency movement and the cost of treatment.
President Buhari prays that God will grant the elder statesman speedy recovery. The former VP has been admitted to a hospital after he reportedly collapsed in his Enugu residence and was said to have gone into a coma soon after he collapsed.
His family members said that he collapsed around 2am on Saturday and is currently in the intensive care unit of Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery in Trans-Ekulu, Enugu state.
A member of his family was quoted to have said: “He was trying to get something from the table when he suddenly collapsed and immediately someone raised the alarm, we proceeded to revive him while cautious enough not to attract neighbours.
“When it became obvious that he had lapsed into coma, we rushed him to a hospital (unnamed) in government reserved area, but we were referred to Memphys Hospital by medical consultants who had critically examined his condition.” Ekwueme, who was Vice-President in the second republic, turned 85 on October 10.
