The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation has enjoined the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari to clear the air on his health status.
A statement issued on Sunday by the organisation’s spokesperson, Femi Fani-Kayode, said Buhari’s health status has now become a major issue and a cause for concern for Nigerians.
He also took a swipe at the APC presidential campaign organization for speaking for their candidate rather than allowing him to speak for himself.
Fani-Kayode stated, “We are not impressed at the fact that his campaign organisation and his political party have tried to speak for him on this matter and we would prefer that General Buhari himself clears the air and tells the Nigerian people himself that he is not mortally ill.
“The rumour that he is suffering from prostate cancer is exceptionally worrying and it is incumbent upon each and everyone of us to pray for him if this rumour is true. Once again, we wish to emphasise the fact that it is vital that we have full disclosure about the status of his health. This is made all the more important given our recent history.
“The truth is that the Nigerian people deserve to know the truth before they make their choice about who they will vote for as their President in February. The days of hiding things like a presidential candidate’s health status from the Nigerian public are long over and we would urge General Buhari to acknowledge this. In this day and age, nothing ought to be swept under the carpet.
“We are therefore constrained to urge him to prove to the Nigerian people that he really is as ”fit as a fiddle”, as the spokesman of his Presidential Campaign Organisation has said, by taking a brisk walk or even jogging around the perimeter of the stadium before any of his rallies. If he can do that, it will go a long way to allay the fears of many. Meanwhile we wish him journey mercies as he travels out of the country for his medical check-up”.
