The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle
Amosun, has berated the Ekiti State Governor,
Ayodele Fayose, for his continuous scathing
remarks about the health status of the All
Progressives Congress presidential candidate,
Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), saying
Buhari is stronger than Fayose.
He said this on Monday while speaking with
journalists after meeting with 705 community
development associations and cooperative
societies in the state at the June 12 Cultural
Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta.
Fayose’s recent remarks came on the heels of the
ongoing visit by the APC presidential candidate to
the United Kingdom, where he met former
Britain’s Prime Minister, Tony Blair, among other
engagements.
The Ekiti State governor had alleged that Buhari
had gone for a check-up on his alleged failing
health, instead of a working visit as claimed by
the APC.
But Amosun said it was not in the character of the
Yoruba to wish anyone death.
He said, “It’s a big shame from the quarters
where the allegation came from. We are Yoruba.
“There is an unwritten rule: t’aba n ja, bi ti ka ku
ko (Even if we are quarelling, it is not to wish
each other dead).
“Even in this instance, we are not fighting. We
want to represent our people. How can a sane
person wish somebody else dead. It is a disgrace
to our race as Yoruba for somebody to be
wishing another person dead.
“For your information, General Muhammadu
Buhari is even stronger than the character that is
saying the man is weak; maybe because of the
military background.”
Amosun, who was part of Buhari’s entourage to
the UK, said he had to struggle to catch up with
the 72-year-old retired General, despite his own
age of 57.
He said, “Even because of the way I walk, it’s like
catching up with him. For his age, maybe
because of his military background. It’s like
seeing Baba Obasanjo too and say he’s old.
“This is the man that is very agile; we are even
telling him that you have to slow down. This is
the man that we met together with Tony Blair. We
left the place and we went to about five different
places. The man is hale and hearty.
“Even when we went to Ben Television, I told him
‘you can’t follow me, you have to go home’. He
was willing, he was ready even in the cold. The
man was walking round.”
He further berated the ruling party for going viral
on the Internet with falsehood, on the purported
visit of Buhari to a London hospital.
He added, “You can see the photoshop they are
using; they are saying a lot of rubbish. This is not
politics. It is descending to an abysmal level and I
think all lovers of democracy and all lovers of
humanity should caution them.
“Politics shouldn’t be like this; saying that he
(Buhari) has three months to live. They are just
talking rubbish.
“Politics will finish. Where would they be when
you begin to talk this rubbish? I think it’s a
shame and I think they are descending to a level
that is unheard of, that negates reasonableness
and good thinking. It’s against our tradition as
Yoruba.”
While talking about his administration’s
interaction with the CDAs and cooperative
societies, Amosun said he had gone to all the 236
wards in the state and met all the CDAs in their
various locations.

Source: www.punchng.com

buhari is sick and that is the truth. apc should stop covering it up. it will be exposed one day and the shame will be great. they better speak the truth now.