THE Presidency has said the 800 metres trekking embarked upon by President Muhammadu Buhari from the Eid-ground in Daura to his private residence is an indication of his fitness to seek re-election in 2019.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports after the Eid-prayers, President Buhari shunned protocol and opted to trek some 800 metres, acknowledging cheers from Nigerians to catch a glimpse of him.
The President’s action debunked Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state insinuations that the president is “too old’’ to continue to rule the country beyond 2019.
According to Tambuwal, President Muhammadu Buhari is just too old to be Nigeria’s leader, despite his integrity and impeccable character.
Tambuwal stated this during a solidarity visit by students and youth in Sokoto, last week.
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He said: “We love President Buhari and that was why we supported him in 2015 unconditionally, and while doing that, we are too sure that he will seek re-election after his first term, but when things are wrong we have to tell him.
“We still believe in his integrity, patriotism and courage but these are not enough for a leader.
“We all know that there is a vacuum in the government occasioned by his disposition probably because of his old age or health condition.
“That is why Nigerians are yearning for younger ones to lead this country.’’
However, Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said the trekking by the president was a response to Tambuwal’s diatribe on the president.
“I think there are two things here; one is to say that the President is responsive to the enormous support and commitment of his own people that had come out in their numbers to see him and he just decided that he couldn’t go on riding in a blacken vehicle and he came out and walked to the distance.
“The second thing, he is curious that these days, one or two people who are aspiring to be president are campaigning on their youthfulness and good health.
“I think the president has done one thing today – that the issue is not how old one is but how fit is he; how healthy is he. Now that the president has proven his fitness and well-being to continue in office is a settled matter
“I think that if people want to campaign against him they should do so on issues that are of significance to Nigerians. The President is fit, he is healthy; he is good to go,’’ he said.
Nigerians needs some one who is intellectually strong.
Its because of the backwardness of buhari APC that this is now an headline.
Nigeria need intellectual fitness not propaganda
If he is physically fit, is he fit economically, politically and “health wise?”Am tired and sick of these people!
Only in daura
Power is sweet ooooo. when buhari was campaigning in 2015, he pleaded with Nigerians to give him opportunity to rule one term. but what is happening now.
If u say Buhari physical fit. I consider it as a hate speech. Pple want to lead this man to grave
Dr shehu sani said so ……….no doctor in the land again
Nigeria should be debating about Buhari’s economic blueprints and his achievements after over 3yrs in office….
Rather Buhari’s scorecard is trekking 800m in Daura….
It takes a man with low intellect only 3yrs to rubbish the best brains in Nigeria…
Buhari should present his achievements on
Education
Health
Security
Economy
Illogicality
Just returned from London. Not morally, economical, educationally, intellectually fit to the job. We need a working not a walking president.
Just bcoz he trekked 800meters. Isssokey
Buhari is not mentally fit. He’s incompetent for the job. At 75, he shouldn’t be dragging for power.
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If his physically fit, are you sure his brainically fit?
So na by tracking?Eti ya werey
Governance is by work not by walk. His blind followers will not understand this
This people no get sense so no trekkingly fit them dey use! What about diplomacy, intelligence, Wisdom, leadership acumen…? Emtpy brains…
We don’t need a walking President, what we need is a working President.
If its by trekking, then lets vote lunatics coz those people can trek for Africa.
#Just_An_Opinion