Second Republic Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, has finally been flown abroad for medical treatment. He was airlifted on Sunday.
Ekwueme was earlier admitted to Memfys Hospital of Neurosurgery, Enugu, for chest infection on October 29.
The elder statesman departed the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, around 8:30am on Sunday, in a white air ambulance with registration number N605AJ.
However, Memfys Hospital and family sources did not disclose the country where the former vice president would be receiving treatment.
Some family members accompanied Ekwueme on the medical trip, while others came to bid him farewell.
President Muhammadu Buhari had last week approved that Ekwueme be flown abroad for treatment.
- NAN