Buhari is on life-support, says Fayose

*Urges Nigerians to pray for President

By Innocent Anoruo

Senior Copy Editor

Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has said that he did not wish President Muhammadu Buhari dead. He called on Nigerians to pray for the President who he claimed had been on life-support machine for 20 days.

He also urged the presidency to always tell Nigerians the truth, especially about the President.

“Today (Wednesday) makes it 53 days since our President, Muhammadu Buhari, left Nigeria to attend to his health challenges abroad. No official information as to his whereabouts and his state of health.

“Like every other Nigerian, I do not wish the President dead, I have

therefore maintained dignified silence since we were told that the

President embarked on his second medical trip abroad this year,” Fayose noted in a statement made available to TheNiche on Wednesday.

Fayose’s supporters, during the electioneering for the 2015 general elections, had insinuated through newspaper advertorials, that Buhari may go the way of the late President Umaru Yar’Adua who took ill and died in office before the end of his first tenure.

The recorded audio message, which was released by the Presidency as the President’s Ramadan message to Nigerians, he added, necessitated his bid to set the records straight.

“No doubt, the audio message was only a damage-control strategy aimed at further deceiving Nigerians.”

He, however, stated as follows:

“That the audio message does not represent the truth, as our President

does not only have voice impairment; he has been on life-support since

June 6, 2017 at a West-End, London Hospital.

“Of a fact, our First Lady, Her Excellency, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, was not

allowed to see her husband during her last visit to the United Kingdom

if only she will be courageous enough to admit. Only three Nigerians who are of the President’s cabal are allowed access to the President. I will keep their identities for now.

“Anyone with contrary claim should produce the President to Nigerians

within the next 48 hours.”

According to him, it is obvious that Nigeria is drifting like the last days of the Yar’Adua’s government.

“Nigerians would recall that I warned against electing President Buhari

on the account of his age, health and mental capacity.

Nigerians would also recall that when they released pictures to the

press claiming that President Buhari had an interview with Kemi

Fadojutimi of ‘All Eyes on Africa’ TV Show in London, on Monday,

February 23, 2015, I proved to the whole world that the interview was

conducted in Suite 881 at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja,” the governor said.

He added that he was not oblivious of the various attempts on his life, but “I am undaunted as I remain committed to truth and fearlessness because a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions”.

For him, it is high time the President took the interest of Nigerians above

his own and resign from office so that the country can move forward.

“The fate of Nigeria and its people must not remain in the hands of the

Presidency cabal; our country must be set free.”