A leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC),
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has warned those speculating on President Muhammadu Buhari’s health to
stop it.
The former Lagos State governor said Buhari who Nigerians
overwhelmingly voted for on March 28, 2015, because they believed in his
capacity to fix the country, is on a mission to right many of the
nation’s wrongs.
He therefore warned that speculations about his health were unnecessary
distractions to the President and were meant to pit a section of the
country against another.
In statement entitled: “Stop the hoopla over Buhari’s health, allow the
president to do his job as he deems fit”, the respected political
leader, said much had changed since Buhari took over the reins of
governance two years ago.
“Nigeria is a place of numerous challenges and the home of vast human
potentials. Our greatest challenge has always been how to best direct
our vast potentials so that we overcome the challenges that plague us.
“This cardinal challenge is why the APC was formed and why the party
presented then General Muhammadu Buhari as its standard bearer. The
people rightly chose him as their president, believing he was the best
person to make Nigeria into a better nation.
“His electoral victory was historic. More importantly, like most
Nigerians, I believed his presidency represented a historic mission to
right many of our nation’s wrongs. I still believe so.
“The previous administration treated Boko Haram softly, appearing to
view the terrorists as part of their political equation rather than a
lethal threat to national security. President Buhari has gone after Boko
Haram without condition and without fear. He has pushed them back,
saving lives and giving northern Nigeria a chance to breathe again the
air of peace and normalcy.
“My recent visit to Borno State to inaugurate projects opened my eyes to
the progress President Buhari has made in the anti-terror war. An
enabling environment has been created for Governor Kashim Shettima who
has taken advantage of the peaceful space to initiate laudable projects,
such as the provision of housing for and rehabilitation of Boko Haram
victims.
“The previous administration treated corruption as its co-tenant in
office. President Buhari has fought it with tenacity, equal to that with
which he has confronted Boko Haram.”
