President Muhammadu Buhari says
those who said he does not have the stamina to run for a second term can find
something else to say, now that he has gone around the country to seek votes.
Many of Buhari’s critics and some
of his supporters had called on the president not to run for a second term,
following his health challenges.
In 2017, the president was away
from Nigeria for a medical leave in the United Kingdom, which lasted over 100
days. Before the long trip, Buhari had initially gone on a medical vacation
that lasted 57 days.
Upon his return to Nigeria,
Buhari spent at least 50 days away from the public eye, after confirming that
he had a blood transfusion, and had never been this sick in his life.
A security source had revealed at
the time that his disappearance from office due to rat infestation of his
presidential office was a decoy to keep him under medical care.
The president has since recovered
and resumed his duties as the commander in chief of the armed forces and the
leader of the nation.
In a brief interview with CNN,
Buhari suggested that he has shown his detractors that he has the stamina to
run Nigeria for a second democratic term.
When asked about those who say he
does not have the stamina to go round all the states for the campaign, Buhari
said: “Well, I have done it, so they can give you another answer”.
Buhari visited every geopolitical
zone in Nigeria in the build-up to the February 16 election, kicking off his
campaign in enemy territory of Akwa Ibom, and ending the same in his home state
of Katsina.
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