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Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, has narrated how he missed his principal’s phone call on Saturday.

Shehu revealed that he received a text message from the president after missing the call.

He said Buhari had earlier spoken with Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, and Femi Adesina, special adviser on media and publicity.

Shehu said it was: “A day for the presidential media team.”

“We are thankful to the President, Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) for sparing the time to make calls to the Media team,” he wrote on Facebook.

“The minister of information, Lai Mohammed and the special adviser, Femi Adesina responded to the calls, exchanged greetings and thanked him for calling.

“I had an SMS from him thereafter because I missed my call! I humbly join them to say thank you, Baba Buhari!!

“We are together with other Nigerians of all faiths, in praying for his safe return.”

Adesina had earlier published his phone conversation with the president on his Facebook.

Buhari had proceeded on a 10-day vacation and a routine medical check in UK on January 19.

In a letter he sent to both arms of the national assembly the president said Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo would act as president pending his return.

The president, who could not make it back to the country on February 6, transmitted another letter to the senate requesting extension of time to complete his medical check-up.