Last week, the All Progressives Congress, APC, announced that its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, was going to London, UK, to give a talk at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House. As soon as that announcement hit the airwaves, members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, led by the sitting governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose, went to town with their own version of the story, that Buhari had been airlifted for treatment in the United States.



To sidestep those stories the APC campaign team released pictures of their candidate in various parts of London, at Heathrow Airport, and with former Prime Minister of the UK, Tony Blair. However, to counter those stories, various PDP members have alleged that those photos are a) photoshopped; b) dated; or c) taken in Nigeria.

On their part, APC acolytes have pointed out that various addresses given by Governor Fayose are wrong, and in some cases, do not even exist.

To be honest, no one, except for members of the APC hierarchy, is sure of what is true. Let’s face facts: Buhari is well over 70, so it will be expected that he will have a more regular schedule with his doctors than this writer. However, given our recent history, the health of the President, or a presidential candidate is not, and should not be, a private matter. We should not be allowed to forget about Umaru Yar’Adua so soon.

As we eventually found out, Yar’Adua was very ill when he was running for office and it was hidden from Nigerians. He went on to become President, and was treated in a Saudi hospital from November 2009 to February 2010 only to die after he was rushed back as a result of the political vacuum and near Constitutional crisis that his absence created.

With this in mind, it is right for many Nigerians to be concerned about the rumours making the rounds with regards Buhari’s health. We cannot afford to have another Yar’Adua situation, and enough doubt has been sown regarding his health, that should he win, a lot of investors will hedge their bets because of the possibility of a repeat of the Yar’Adua imbroglio. Remember, the markets DO NOT LIKE uncertainty.

The best thing for the APC to do now is to call a press conference, possibly with their candidate’s physician, and address these issues. Failing that, the lack of facts will be filled with all sorts of innuendo and rumours.

Biko, where is GMB

lol.. nicca went to chill in london sir.

May be they dont want to break the news yet and also coupled with the fact that every other apc memebers are now flying to the UK. Hmmmmmm this thing wen i dey suspect, no be me go talk am.

Buhari is not a thief
Buhari is not lazy
Buhari is committed
Buhari is passionate
Buhari is a Nigerian
Buhari is a general
Buhari has been to war
Buhari has true follower ship
Buhari is a politician's nightmare
Buhari is a movement
Buhari is clean
Buhari is discipline
Buhari is persistent
Buhari is tenacious
Buhari is simple
Love him or hate him,
Buhari has changed Nigeria for good.

according to my research, the man break waist when springing ontop of one brazilian olosho in london and HE is in very bad condition

infor gej til 2019

who gives a shit where buhari is ?

whether London or Nigeria - he has the vote of my household

Op...stayed tune to channel 224 or 223 on dstv 2maro..u will watch him live. At chattam delivrn speech

He's saving the best for the last ... His whereabout is none of ur business so u don't need to worry urself else you die of high BP or worse, stroke.

Ask fayose and his death wishers?

Buhari is in Cambridge trying to sort out his certificate issue.