Moments ago, we published that Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.
General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had blatantly refuted widespread
reports that he is suffering from a terminal illness.
Buhari told journalists that 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.”
However, the PDP said 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.”