The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has refuted rumours that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the incoming president, has been flown overseas for emergency medical care.
The claimed ailment of the former governor of Lagos and his late Tuesday night flight to London, United Kingdom, have been widely reported in the media.
A petition to protest the results of Saturday’s presidential election that produced the president-elect was submitted by Labour Party candidate Peter Obi hours before the latest development.
It’s not the first time the president-elect has allegedly been flown abroad for medical attention.
In response to the news of Tinubu’s illness on Wednesday, Bayo Onanuga, the director of media and publicity for the APC PCC, refuted the claim and stated that his leader had just travelled abroad for rest.
Onanuga further stated that after following the yearly Muslim fast, he will use the chance of his vacation to perform the minor Hajj pilgrimage known as Umrah.
Igbo are cautioned by the Tinubu campaign not to “interfere” in Lagos politics.
Asiwaju is sick, he remarked. When he went to cast his ballot, was he not noticed? Does he appear to be ill? The man recently returned from a vacation. He headed towards a rest area. I believe he wants to take advantage of the chance to observe Ramadan outside of the nation and proceed to Umrah from there before coming back to Nigeria.
“This man deserves all the rest he can get because he has been on the move since last year. An announcement from his office is forthcoming.
Festus Keyamo, the chief spokesman for the APC PCC, agreed with Onanuga’s stance.
Keyamo pointed out that individuals who were circulating the rumour were still smarting over their electoral loss.
“Will you kindly assist us in letting those spreading the word that the election is over? They are currently running a post-election campaign. They must depart from Asiwaju alone. After the election, he deserves some downtime, the man added.
When questioned about the location of Tinubu’s vacation, Keyamo said he was unable to quickly respond at the time of reporting.
I cannot confirm, he said. But, all I can say is that Asiwaju is healthy.
