Tinubu is Back to Nigeria, As He Condemns Rumors

APC national leaders and former Governor of
Lagos, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, returned to
Nigeria on Thursday after a prolonged trip
abroad and denied rumors that he was
seriously ill.
Speaking to reporters at the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport, Tinubu said
he was never indisposed during his trip
abroad. He asked God to forgive those who
spread rumors about his ill health.
"I'm as fit as a fiddle," said the former
governor. He added: "There was nothing
wrong before I left the country. We had
the Osun gubernatorial election and I'd
planned a long vacation and some other
research assignments in the political
arena. It was to learn from people who
had experienced the development of
opposition parties in the past."
Defending the apparent secrecy about his
location abroad, Mr. Tinubu said, "I don't have
to disclose to people my vacation location. But
it was very shocking and sad that there were
speculations about my health. This is a sign of
the lack of trust people have for leadership in
the country. When I had the knee problem, I
disclosed to Nigerians that I was going for a
knee surgery and I came back. Even then, they
started peddling rumors. I don't know whether
some people deliberately insinuate that I have
a medical problem. It seems like a deliberate
falsehood to me. It is all lies. There was no
day that I had the need for even Panadol since
I left this country for this trip. I was very busy,
reading and talking to people of great
intelligence that I believe I could gain from,
politically."
To all those spreading rumours that he was
sick, Tinubu said "I wish them all they wish for
me."

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