The President-elect Muhammadu Buhari on Friday left for Britain on a private visit, his first such trip outside the country since winning the March 28 presidential election.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by Malam Garba Shehu, head of the Media Team of the President-elect, Buhari will use the opportunity of the visit to take a much-deserved rest ahead of his inauguration on 29 May.

”He is expected back in the country a few days before the inauguration, refreshed and ready to hit the ground running once he is sworn into office,” he said