Again, concerns have been raised over the whereabouts and health status of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu who has not been seen in the public space in the past few weeks.
Shortly after his emergence as the President-elect, Tinubu departed Nigeria for France.
The party claims Tinubu was taking time off to rest.
With a few weeks to his swearing-in as the next president of Nigeria on the 29th of May, Tinubu is yet to appear in public.
Where Is Tinubu?
Nigerians began asking questions. Where is Tinubu?, they wondered.
Even on his birthday, Jagaban was no where to be found, only a Twitter message to his supporters.
The media aide to the President-elect, Tunde Rahman in defence, said his principal decided to take a break after the stressful electoral process.
“After a very exhaustive campaign and election season, the President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has travelled abroad to rest and plan his transition programme ahead of May 29, 2023 inauguration.
“The President-elect left the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja for Europe on Tuesday night.
“The President-elect decided to take a break after the hectic campaign and election season to rest in Paris and London, preparatory to going to Saudi Arabia for Umrah (Lesser Hajj) and the Ramadan Fasting that begins Thursday.
“While away, the President-elect will also use the opportunity to plan his transition programme.
“He is expected back in the country soon.”
All Is Not Well
However, sources in APC who spoke with Whistler denied knowledge of Tinubu’s whereabouts.
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A politician close to the Tinubu camp says, “all is not well. I just returned from Lagos”.
The source said, “The fact that he’s not in Mecca or say he has not been confirmed to have gone there when it was promised that he would go for lesser hajj is giving us concern.
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“He may be resting but people in Lagos are anxious. You can’t imagine the reports in Lagos that he had taken ill when I was there a few days ago.”
Only a 4 seconds video of the president-elect has been seen since he left Nigeria for France.
