The APC says Buhari is “fit as a fiddle”… and these photos seem to agree

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has repeatedly gone after Muhammadu Buhari, the APC candidate, over his age and alleged state of health. Some PDP leaders including Pres. Goodluck Jonathan, Adamu Muazu and Gov. Ayo Fayose have argued that Buhari might not be in perfect health. Fayose even went as far as accusing Obasanjo of wanting Buhari to be president so that the latter will die in office.

In response to the allegations flying around, the APC campaign office released a statement saying that “Buhari is fit as a fiddle”. They asked Nigerians to ignore the “utterly silly and reckless statement” credited to the over-exuberant Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose to the effect that General Muhammadu Buhari does not enjoy good health.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, the Campaign Organisation dismissed as “unsolicited, reckless and silly” the allegation that former President Obasanjo was planning an imposition of General Buhari on Nigeria as he allegedly did the late President Yar’Adua while ignoring their health conditions.

“GMB is fit as a fiddle,” said Garba Shehu, the spokesman of the organisation.

“He has no known ailment and is in excellent condition to pilot the affairs of the country.”

The statement added that Buhari is “almost a health freak,” who exercises regularly and undergoes medical examinations at regular intervals.

“On each occasion, the outcomes of those medicals have been favourable. The recent medicals he did gave him a clean bill of health,” Garba said.

Garba joked that “GMB is not given to curses otherwise he would have done as the late President Nnamdi Azikiwe did when a similar mischief played out over his health. Zik swore that whoever did this to him will expire before him, and they all did.”

And these photos from the APC campaign rally in Benue and Kogi today seem to agree with that position. Buhari sure does look fit. According to Lola Shoneyin, who shared these photos, on the way to the airport when others were seated, the retired general chose to stand all through despite entreaties from others for him to seat.