The embattled Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has disclosed that the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari’s sudden trip to London, is a confirmation of his position on Mr President’s health.
Recall, that Aisha jetted out to the United Kingdom, UK, barely one week after the Ekiti State Governor dropped a bombshell, that President Muhammadu Buhari is on life support in a London hospital.
Fayose, added that Buhari’s health had deteriorated, saying: “It is six days since I addressed the Press and today, I still insist that the President is indeed on life-support.”
The Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said the Governor, who addressed some Journalists in Lagos, on Monday, insisted that: “The worsen condition of the President’s health, necessitated the hurried trip of our First Lady, Her Excellency, Aisha Buhari, to London, and it is hoped that she will have the courage to tell Nigerians the truth this time around.”
He said: “No one is interested in President Buhari’s death. Rather, we are interested in freeing Nigeria from the hands of these few individuals, who are presently holding the country to ransom.”
Governor Fayose, who maintained that President Buhari must resign, said: “Today is the 184th day of 2017. Out of these 184 days, our President has spent 107 days abroad taking care of his health.
“How does a nation move forward when its President is spending the better part of his time abroad for Medicare?
“For how long can Nigeria and its people wait for a President who is incapacitated? For how long can our people continue to suffer, just because some people want to hold on to power at all cost?
“That was the reason I raised the issue of President Buhari’s age, health, and mental capacity, in 2015, and warned against electing President him.”
Speaking further, the Governor said: “Nigerians should be reminded that in 2010, when there was uncertainty over the health of the then President, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, President Buhari called on the National Assembly to impeach Yar’Adua.
“The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who was the Spokesperson of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), also said Nigerians should be briefed daily on Yar’Adua’s health status. Lai Mohammed said then, that ‘the health of the President, as a public figure, cannot be of interest only to his family and friends. Nigerians have a right to know.’
“Just the same way President Buhari asked the National Assembly to remove Yar’Adua in 2010, I am also insisting that the President must be made to bow out of office, so that Nigeria and its people can be saved from this state of uncertainty.
“No doubt, it has been argued that since Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, is already functioning as Acting President, President Buhari can be bedridden for as long as his illness lasts, but the reality that Nigerians must accept, is that the Acting President cannot fully exercise the powers of the President.
“However, pending his resignation, I am also aligning myself with what Lai Mohammed said in 2010 on Yar’Adua’s health, by demanding that he (Lai Mohammed) should begin a daily briefing of Nigerians, based on authentic details provided by the President’s Doctors.
“Nigeria belongs to all, and its collective interest remains greater than those of any individual or group, and together, we must save Nigeria.”
