The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has affirmed that it is true that President Muhammadu Buhari has health challenges and also accused a cabal of running his (Buhari\u201ds) government.
\nTambuwal also declared that he had been under tremendous pressure to join the 2019 presidential race.
\nAddressing thousands of youth and students who stormed the Governor’s Office in appreciation of his involving the youths in his administration, Tambuwal said, yesterday, \u201cWe supported Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 to become President unconditionally and we admit that Buhari has integrity but that’s not the only requirement for leadership.
\n\u201cWe are aware that the President is affected by serious challenges of health and is being held captive by a cabal that runs Nigeria for their personal interests.\u201d
\nBuhari faced a major medical challenge in 2017 that saw him spending the better part of the year outside the country.
\nHe left the country on January 19, 2017, on what the Presidency described then as a medical vacation.
\nWhen the trip was prolonged, presidential aides announced that the President would be staying back in the British capital to enable him to collect results of some medical tests he did.
\nHe returned to the country on March 10, 2017, after a 49-day medical sojourn, saying he had never been that sick in his life.
\nHe then gave an indication that he would return to London for further check-up.
\nAfter missing public events, including three consecutive weekly Federal Executive Council meetings which raised anxiety in the country, Buhari on May 7, 2017, returned to London for medical consultations.
\nHe returned to the country on August 19, 2017.
\nOn his presidential ambition, Tambuwal said he was still making consultations because of his belief that leadership was a collective responsibility.
\nHe said, \u201cI have been under intense pressure from various quarters in Nigeria including leaders of the country and friends of Nigeria outside the country to contest the presidency.
\n\u201cBut leadership is a collective decision and I have never asked to be made a leader at any time in my life. So, my aspiration will be determined by my people and after that, I will make my political decision known in a matter of days.
\nOn the way forward for the country, Tambuwal told the youths that the future for a greater Nigeria lay with the younger generation, assuring them of his commitment to the welfare and empowerment of this group.
\nHe reminded them that they were the leaders of tomorrow and that tomorrow was today for them to make the right choice on who would lead the country.
\n\u201cSomeone recently referred to me as \u201ca boy\u201d, which is really a compliment that puts me on the side of the youths, who are the strength of our nation,\u201d he said.
\nHe, however, enjoined the youths and particularly the students among them to make sure that they participated in the National Youth Service Corps Scheme, as his government would not accept anyone who refused to undergo the national service to our fatherland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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