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The lawmaker representing the Abia North senatorial zone in the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has reacted to rumours that President Bola Tinubu is sick.
The Eastern Updates reports that there has been speculation about the president’s health, with claims alleging that he is currently in a critical condition.
The presidency has, however, dismissed the rumour, revealing that President Tinubu is working from home.
In a video clip shared on his official Facebook page on Monday night, Senator Kalu said he had a telephone conversation with the president in the past few hours.
The lawmaker, who confirmed that the president is in a good state, however, noted that anybody can be tired or unwell.
He said, “I spoke with him two hours ago and the president is in good shape. The president has made contact with some international people and the president is preparing for his journey to Japan and stopover in Brazil.
“Anybody can be tired. Like three days ago, you can ask my daughter here, I told her that I was going upstairs and I have been there resting.
“Anybody can be sick or not feel like going out. I think the president just doesn’t feel like going out.
“I want politicians to stop this rumour. We need to work together to face our economy.”
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged political and traditional leaders in Southern Nigeria to protect President Bola Tinubu from a few elite individuals from the North who are hell-bent on stopping his reelection bid in 2027.
Oyintiloye made the remarks while speaking with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo.
He said Tinubu had been a friend of the North and had always supported its political cause; hence, he deserves to enjoy the support of the region for his second-term bid.
He, however, expressed concern that a splinter group from the North often forms itself into a clique whenever a Southerner is the President and uses every available means, including blackmail, to destroy his government.
