Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and his wife, Hajia Samira Bawumia, are safe and in good health in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, his office has confirmed, putting to rest public concern sparked by media reports that the couple had been evacuated from Doha, Qatar. The clarification came in a statement issued by his special aide, Akbar Khomeini, who described the former vice president and his wife as "fine and safe," explaining that their travel was part of a planned religious pilgrimage rather than an emergency relocation.