By Adesina Soyooye
A Peoples Democratic Party’s Senator, Chimaroke Nnamani, has certified Bola Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, fit, healthy and ready to rumble.
There have been concerns, for months, over the health status of Tinubu. Many insist his health is fragile, and that he suffers from alleged Parkinson disease.
They insist that the alleged disease is responsible for Tinubu’s, atimes, unsteady steps, shaky hands and not too good manner of speaking.
Recently when he went to London, the Social Media was awash with reports that he traveled on medical grounds. His Campaign Office tried to debunk the narrative. Director of Publicity and Communications, Bayo Onanuga, invoked the wrath of God on those carrying the rumour of Tinubu’s ill health. He said Tinubu went to London, not on medical grounds, but for a short rest in preparation for the grueling Presidential campaign.
Then, as proof, a photograph of Tinubu riding an exercise bicycle was released. This was followed by a dapper looking Tinubu, wearing a suit, posing with two of his grandchildren in London. Then followed a tweet by Tinubu denying his alleged withdrawal from the race, and his rumoured death. “I am not dead, and I have not withdrawn from the Presidential race”, he said.
Now enters PDP Senator Chimaroke Nnamani. A two-time Governor of Enugu State, Nnamani is a medical doctor, a specialist in the most intricate form of surgery and a great surgeon.
On Monday, Nnamani told Nigerians that from a professional point, Tinubu is in top shape, health-wise, and ready to rumble.
The PDD Senator, whose Party’s Presidential candidate is Atiku Abubakar, assured Nigerians that Tinubu is okay and has the capacity to lead Nigeria.
Chimaroke: “I join millions of Nigerians in welcoming Tinubu home. It is to God’s glory that he returned in superb health.
“I strongly continue to condemn those who wallow in ignorance in celebration of real and phantom infirmities.
“I lend my voice in celebration of his giant strides in governance, reforms and locality administration in all its spheres. I salute his political deftness and sagacity.
“As a medical professional with honour, I attest to Tinubu’s good health and capacity.
“Tinubu has a robust general system, acute awareness of his holistic environment, political and in all ramifications. A bubbling and vivacious personality, his confidence is easily apparent, sharing and transferable. Engaging him clearly demonstrates good health, energy and readiness to rumble.”
Nnamani and Tinubu were colleague-Governors. He has continued to promote Tinubu’s positive credentials even though they belong to different political parties. He says Tinubu is his friend.
He broke the record when his name appeared as a member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council. He was number 350 in the 422 member-team. Onanuga first justified it, but later said it was a mistake as they meant to write Senator Ken Nnamani not Senator Chimaroke Nnamani.
The former Governor did not, immediately, distance himself from the APC list. But days later, one of his Aides asked that his principal’s name on the list be ignored as he is running for a third term to the Senate on the ticket of the PDP. This has, however, not changed his absolute belief in Tinubu.
