The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives
Congress, Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has
blatantly refuted widespread reports that he is suffering
from a terminal illness.
Speaking to journalists yesterday, Buhari said the report on
his state of health was orchestrated by some individuals
not only to gain undue political advantage but to divert
public attention from corruption which had assumed the
front burner of national discourse. He said:
“There were reports that I was to jet out for medical
check-up yesterday (Saturday) but here I am. I was in
Nasarawa and Benue states yesterday (Saturday) and
tomorrow, I will be in two states. The day after
tomorrow (Tuesday), I will be in two more states. I
sincerely don’t know how they got the impression that
I was sick. I had a cold but it did not stop me from
going through my schedule.”
Buhari also stated that a medical document purportedly
confirming his alleged poor state of health was fake.
The Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital said
the documents are forged. This desperation is beyond
my comprehension. The issue we are letting
Nigerians know is that there has been much
corruption in this country in the last 16 years. The
Peoples Democratic Party has literally destroyed this
country.”
When asked to make a categorical statement on his health,
Buhari jokingly asked the reporter, “How old are you, 50
years? I can tell you that if we go to the field, you will not
stay as long as I would.”
However, the PDP replied, and said that instead of denying
the report, Buhari should prove to Nigerians that he is
healthy enough to rule the country, by jogging round a
stadium.
At a news conference in Abuja by the Director of Media and
Publicity of its Presidential Campaign Organisation Femi
Fani-Kayode, the ruling party said the rumour that the
former Head of State was suffering from prostrate cancer
was worrisome.
It said:
“The rumour that he is suffering from prostrate
cancer is exceptionally worrying and it is incumbent
upon each and everyone of us to pray for him if this
rumour is true.
We are constrained to urge him to prove to the
Nigerian people that he really is as fit as a fiddle, as
the spokesman of his PCO has said, by taking a brisk
walk or even jogging around the perimeter of the
stadium before any of his rallies. If he can do that, it
will go a long way to allay the fears of many.”
Asked if the PDP was in possession of any medical report
indicating that Buhari was suffering from any terminal
ailment, Fani-Kayode said no. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL AND TOUCHING NIGERIAN CELEBRITIES BIOGRAPHY AND SCANDALS
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