President Muhammadu Buhari says those who said he does not have the stamina to run for a second term can find something else to say, now that he has gone around the country to seek votes.
Many of
Buhari’s critics and some of his supporters had called on the president
not to run for a second term, following his health challenges.
In
2017, the president was away from Nigeria for a medical leave in the
United Kingdom, which lasted over 100 days. Before the long trip, Buhari
had initially gone on a medical vacation that lasted 57 days.
Upon
his return to Nigeria, Buhari spent at least 50 days away from the
public eye, after confirming that he had a blood transfusion, and had
never been this sick in his life.
A security source told TheCable
at the time that his disappearance from office due to rat infestation
of his presidential office was a decoy to keep him under medical care.
The
president has since recovered and resumed his duties as the commander
in chief of the armed forces and the leader of the nation.
In a
brief interview with CNN, Buhari suggested that he has shown his
detractors that he has the stamina to run Nigeria for a second
democratic term.
When asked about those who say he does not have
the stamina to go round all the states for the campaign, Buhari said:
“Well, I have done it, so they can give you another answer”.
Buhari
visited every geopolitical zone in Nigeria in the build-up to the
February 16 election, kicking off his campaign in enemy territory of
Akwa Ibom, and ending the same in his home state of Katsina.
Source:- Thecableng
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