BY Mayowa Tijani
Yemi Osinbajo, vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says that Muhammadu Buhari, the party’s flag bearer, is too busy in the United Kingdom for rumours about his health being peddled by Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state.
While responding to questions at a town hall meeting organised by the party in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom state, the professor said Buhari was in the United Kingdom attending to international issues concerning Nigeria.
“Somebody asked a question that it’s been rumoured that General Buhari is ill and all that, I think that again this is very sad that a gentleman in Ekiti state – Governor Fayose – is the one who has been spreading this rather unfortunate rumour,” he said.
“I don’t really understand why the gentleman has chosen to spend so much time saying that somebody is ill.
“As you know, General Buhari has been meeting with very important figures in the British government. He has spoken to Blair – we saw that on TV. He will be giving a lecture at the Chattam House tomorrow at 4 O’ Clock.
“The man is very busy; he is doing what he needs to do. If you are going to be president of Nigeria by the grace of God in May, we need to do many things, both locally and internationally, and he is busy attending to those international things.”
Earlier, Fayose had alleged that Buhari was in the United States to seek medical attention and APC leaders, especially Bola Tinubu, were “covering up his true health status for their selfish gains”.
At the event, Osinbajo also reiterated that a federal APC government would provide free education at primary, secondary and tertiary institutions.
He said free education at tertiary institutions would be focused on Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) and Education-oriented courses.
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