BREAKING: Yusuf Buhari Discharged | Read Statement Released by Cedarcrest Hospital
The Presidency on Friday said the health of President Muhammadu Buhari’s only son, Yusuf, who was admitted into Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja, on December 26, 2017 following injuries sustained in an accident, has improved remarkably and has been discharged.
Cedarcrest Hospitals said in an official statement that Yusuf was placed in its intensive care unit after an initial stabilization following injuries sustained as a rider in a motorcycle accident.
The hospital added that Yusuf’s condition remarkably improved after a surgery was carried out by a team of neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons before he was transferred from the ICU to the ward.
The statement said Yusuf had remained stable since his admission into the hospital on Tuesday, December 26, 2017.
It addition, the released denied media reports that the President’s wife, Aisha Buhari, also suffered shock and was treated at the hospital.
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“Mr. Yusuf Muhammadu Buhari, son of His Excellency President Buhari, was admitted into Cedarcrest Hospitals Abuja in the late hours of the 26th of December 2017, following injuries sustained as a rider of a motorcycle.
“Following initial stabilisation, he was taken into intensive care. He underwent successful emergency surgical operations the following morning, carried out by our team of neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons.
“Over the following week, his condition improved remarkably and he was transferred from intensive care to the ward. He has remained stable ever since and has continued to make remarkable progress. He is now ready to be discharged.
“His extremely speedy response to treatment so far is testimony to the world-class early care he has received here in Cedarcrest, Abuja.
“We are grateful to His Excellency, President Buhari; and Her Excellency, the First Lady Mrs. Aisha Buhari, for the confidence in us and for allowing us to look after Yusuf.
“This show of confidence goes a long way to strengthen our collective belief in our resolve to offer world-class health care, locally. We are extremely grateful to our entire hospital team for their dedication and hard work during this period.
“We are also grateful to the Honorable Minister of Health, the Honorable Minister of State for Health, and the eminent advisory team of specialists assembled by the Honourable Minister of Health who supported us in the course of looking after Yusuf.
“We are grateful to all Nigerians who prayed for Yusuf, his family and his carers. His response to treatment so far is clear testimony to answered prayers.
“We did note some very misleading reports about this incident making the rounds in some social media outlets. Most of them would not ordinarily need to be responded to. Suffice to say that there was only one person involved in this incident. No one else required treatment for this incident or its aftermath.
“Yusuf’s friend was not involved in the accident and did not sustain any injuries whatsoever.
“Her Excellency, the First Lady, was not at any time treated for shock and she was not admitted into Cedarcrest at any time.
“In addition, Cedarcrest Hospitals has remained open to other in-patients and out-patients and at no time were any patients denied access to the hospital,” the statement reads.
Confirming the report, a personal assistant to the president on news media, Bashir Ahmed wrote on social media that Yusuf is already out of the hospital.
“He is already out of the hospital, the statement by the hospital was released in the early hours of the morning today,” Ahmed said.
Yusuf was involved in an accident around Gwarimpa area of Abuja on Tuesday, December 26, night. It was gathered that Yusuf was found unconscious as he sustained serious injuries in a power bike accident when the incident occurred.
Some presidential sources had said that:
”Yusuf was trying to overtake his friend when he suddenly veered off the road and skidded. He lay there unconscious for a while before the first lady was alerted. She ordered that he be immediately rushed to Cedarcrest Hospital, where he is currently receiving treatment.
We are more concerned about the head injury than the fractures. As I speak to you, Yusuf is unconscious,” the source had said few hours after the incident occurred.
Thank God for him
Thank God for his life.