The Presidency has debunked the report by an
online news portal, Premium Times, which indicated that President Muhammadu
Buhari was ill.
Premium Times stated
that President Buhari was reportedly battling with Meniere disease.This is a disorder of the inner ear which causes
episodes of vertigo, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), a feeling of fullness or
pressure in the ear, and fluctuating hearing loss.
But another online news portal, The Cable reported that Sai Baba was hale and
hearty.
According to The
Cable, Femi Adesina, Pres. Buhari’s spokesman, while reacting to reports that
the president is ill, said: “Didn’t you see pictures of him receiving Anglican
bishops yesterday (Friday)? Did he look sick? The president is as fit as a
fiddle. Anyone who says he is sick is telling lies. That is a figment of the
person’s imagination. Just yesterday he received the primate of the Anglican
Communion and arch bishops at the presidential villa. He also received former
President Obasanjo. He is hale and hearty.The imagination of whoever says that is on overdrive.”
Responding to why the
president has been delegating VP Osinbajo to places he initially planned to
visit, Adesina said: “The presidency is one. The president has a right to
delegate duties to his deputy, who is the vice-president, and that is what he
has done.”
