His statement follows reactions by Nigerians who wondered why the president decided to go on vacation, leaving his duties to his vice president, Yemi Osinbajo.
The presidency had announced that Buhari was travelling to the United Kingdom, UK on a 10 days medical leave.
Speaking to state house correspondents after President Buhari’s departure, Adesina said, “The president is going to rest.
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“You know that God did work of creation for six days and on the seventh day he rested. So if God needed to rest, how much more human being?
“So the president is just going to rest and the statement we have released is straightforward. He will go on this leave and during the leave he will do routine medical checkups.”