Published 13 February 2022

A pro-Bola Tinubu coalition, the Support Groups Management Council, says the viral photograph of the All Progressives Congress leader pictured in a wet dress is the work of mischief-makers.

In a statement on Sunday, the coalition said the viral photo was manipulated, noting that Tinubu is healthy and physically fit to be Nigeria’s President in 2023, contrary to claims by propagandists.

Tinubu had on Saturday visited some top traditional rulers in Ogun State including the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, to seek royal blessing on his presidential ambition.

Photo of Tinubu wet around his lower region had surfaced online with many saying the APC leader is suffering from a urinary condition.

But in its statement signed by its Director of Media and Publicity, Biodun Ajiboye, the pro-Tinubu group described the claim as false.

The statement was titled, ‘Evildoers, destroyers of destiny are at it again’.

It partly read, “The success Asiwaju Tinubu recorded at these high-level visitations to top traditional rulers had again led enemies of progress, the brewers of hate, discord and disharmony to script a dirty tale to discredit this awesome outing. This time it is that he wetted his dress!

“Assuming without conceding that is the case, so is it the back of his knees that would be wet and not the bum area? So if he wetted his babariga, he would not cover it and would still move to be flat to greet the Awujale of Ijebuland in the full glare of everyone present? It was the usual photoshop manipulations and shallow mental agility that pushed them to dispense a feeble narrative that made no iota of sense.

“Yet as their video showed, it was after their wetting incident that he went ahead and prostrated to Kabiyesi.

“This is another distraction, no amount of distractions or attempts to discredit Asiwaju will work to remove the wall from his political wind.

“Asiwaju Tinubu has declared his interest in the presidential race. He has his legs on the throttle. There is no going back.

“We appeal to Nigerian to ignore the evil-minded machinations and assure Nigerians that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is healthy and strong enough to undertake the responsibilities involved in the expected rigours of campaigns and politicking when the time comes.”

Tinubu had stayed in the United Kingdom for over three months in 2021 when he underwent surgery and therapy for knee injury.

He, however, returned to the country in October of the same year and travelled to some parts of the country to meet political juggernauts and stakeholders ahead of next election.

The health condition of the 69-year-old APC leader has constantly become a subject of controversy but many of his staunch supporters have argued that Tinubu is fit to become Nigeria’s President, adding that he is not older than the current President of the United States, Joe Biden, 79; and his predecessor, Donald Trump, 75.

CXLVII:
Why I am so confident about Tinubu being the next president is that, when you getting hate from a certain region in Nigeria, you definitely the anointed one.

And His Excellence, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu cannot suffer a higher hate that what was dished out to Buhari. And we all know how it ended, His Excellence, President Mohammadu Buhari (GCFR) became the President

History has a special way of repeating itself

CXLVII:
Why I am so confident about Tinubu being the next president is that, when you getting hate from a certain region in Nigeria, you definitely the anointed one.

And His Excellence, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu cannot suffer a higher hate that what was dished out to Buhari. And we all know how it ended, His Excellence, President Mohammadu Buhari (GCFR) became the President

History has a special way of repeating itself

TheRareGem1:
Photoshop as how? Nigerians are not mumu if you guys are . So the security guy behind him is also Photoshop to cover his nose too? Mumuism

seunmsg:
I have seen videos of the event without any wet agbada.

DrGoodman:
I think one mischievous person just poured water on his seat. That's what happened

seunmsg:
I have seen videos of the event without any wet agbada.

doggedfighter:



We already know you will be the only one to see the video without the wet agbada.
You must keep your job at all cost !

CXLVII:
Why I am so confident about Tinubu being the next president is that, when you getting hate from a certain region in Nigeria, you definitely the anointed one.

And His Excellence, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu cannot suffer a higher hate that what was dished out to Buhari. And we all know how it ended, His Excellence, President Mohammadu Buhari (GCFR) became the President

History has a special way of repeating itself

seunmsg:


I challenge you, PG or any other person to provide the video of the event. Show us video and not photoshop pictures.

joyandfaith:


Fate of Abiola is awaiting Tinubu in different way. Yorubas even hate Tinubu more than igbos. Talk to people in the streets of Ibadan, Osogbo, Akure, Ekiti. I can't say much about Abeokuta and Lagos.

CXLVII:


[s]Yoruba’s in Cuba, Benin and Brazil right?
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colorsofrainbow:


This one is just returning from hiding after the embarrassment of his senior man agbero.

doggedfighter:


Don't challenge me.

Go and challenge your paymaster to allow you smell his an.us and agbada to confirm.

PrinceOfLagos:
If you edit Tinubu pooped and peed on his body, did they also edited his security aide covering his nose ?

seunmsg:
I have seen videos of the event without any wet agbada. The wet Agbada that I’ve seen so far so good are in pictures and it’s an obvious photoshop. If PG can get picture of wet agbada, they should be able to get video of the event with a wet agbada.

Apart from the usual haters from the SE, anybody that believes the poorly photoshopped picture from PG should have their heads examined. It’s absolute nonsense and I don’t want to waste my time talking about it.

seunmsg:


The usual nonsense from low IQ haters when they’ve been boxed to a corner.

If not for the fact that Nairaland is a leveler, reasonable people should not be having discussion with unintelligent folks like you.

seunmsg:


The usual nonsense from low IQ haters when they’ve been boxed to a corner.

If not for the fact that Nairaland is a leveler, reasonable people should not be having discussion with unintelligent folks like you.

Fahdiga:
God in his infinite mercy is subtly warning Nigerians of the impending doom that awaits them if they mistakenly allow Tinubu to be president. With this recent event due to the fact that he is in his late ninetees, Tinubu has proven to all and sundry that he is too old to even manage his household talk more of managing a complex society with diverse ethnic groups like Nigeria. Reasonable Nigerians from the bottom of their hearts are advicing Tinubu to drop his inordinate ambition of becoming the president but should rather take care of his ailing health. Tinubu has shown that he is a walking dead