Speaking on behalf of the ruling party, PDP, Femi Fani-Kayode, Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, made the call at a news conference yesterday in Abuja.
According to him, call had become necessary since the health and academic certificates of Buhari had become major issues of discussion in the country. He said the request was a standard practice across the world and that the PDP was not in antagonising Buhari by it in anyway
“We are not impressed by the fact that his campaign organisation and his party have tried to speak for him on this matter. We would prefer that Gen. Buhari himself clears the air and tells Nigerians 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 every one of us to pray for him if this rumour is true,” he said.
He said that it was vital that a full disclosure of the state of Buhari`s health was made known to the people, especially because of the country’s recent history and that Nigerians deserved to know the truth before they would make their choice on who to vote for as their President on February 14..
“In this day and age, nothing ought to be swept under the carpet. We are therefore constrained to urge him to prove to Nigerians that he is really as fit as a fiddle by taking a brisk walk,” he said.
Fani-Kayode said Buhari could do this by jogging around the perimeter of the stadium before any of his rallies adding that this would go a long way in putting off the fears many already have about his health.
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