President Goodluck Jonathan Seeks Medical Attention in London

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has been advised by doctors in London to rest “for a few days,” his spokesman Reuben Abati said.

Jonathan, 56, didn’t appear at today’s opening of an investment meeting that he had traveled to London to attend, Abati said in an e-mailed statement.

Read statement below:

"In the course of his on-going visit to London for a meeting of Nigeria’s Honorary International Investors’ Council, President Goodluck Jonathan became indisposed and could not be present at the opening of the meeting today. President Jonathan has since been examined by competent medical practitioners. He has been advised to rest for a few days."

Reuben Abati also made the announcement on his twitter account, read tweet below: