Mr Femi Adesina, the spokesman of President Muhammdu Buhari, has said that he only told Nigerians what Buhari asked him to say.
Adesina disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents after reading the statement of the president which was transmitted to him from the Nigeria House in the United Kingdom where Buhari is currently on an extended medical vacation.
Buhari in the letter told Nigerians that it is not yet time for him to return from his medical vacation in the United Kingdom.
"The President wants Nigerians to know that he appreciates their prayers, he appreciates their concerns and their goodwill. He has added that there is really no cause to worry.
"He is the one who owns the body and there is nobody who will know his body more than him and he says no cause to worry.
"It makes sense to say that maybe from the results of the tests, further rests had been recommended. The statement did not say how long the rest will last.
"I speak for somebody, I do not speak for myself. So, it is what he tells me to say that I say and the statement transmitted to me is that the president needs to rest for some further time," he said.
On whether there is any possibility that Buhari will speak to Nigerians, Adesina responded: "What he has just done is to speak to Nigerians."
