Since Mr President left Abuja, his health has been a subject. There was consternation in several quarters over the weekend as rumours circulated that President Muhammadu Buhari had passed on at a London hospital where he was said to be receiving treatment.
As the day wore on, the rumours gained ground after a news website published a story that the President was dead. The rumour soon spread like wild fire in different parts of the country with many Nigerians making frantic phone calls to ascertain the story’s accuracy.
The presidency however said on Saturday that there was no truth in the news.
Buhari had on Thursday travelled to London, United Kingdom, after writing to the National Assembly that he would be proceeding on a vacation and that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo would be performing the duties of the President while he's away.
“The report is hogwash,” Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, simply said when Punch contacted him.
Adesina also denied the report on his Twitter handle, praying for those behind it to repent.
“Best wishes to all who wish PMB well. As for those who carry evil rumours, may they receive grace to repent,” he said.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, also took to his Twitter handle to deny the report.
Shehu wrote, “He is alive and well. President Buhari is not magical. He cannot be holidaying in the UK and be in Germany, dead or alive at the same time."
Shortly after the rumor began to spread yesterday, it observed that the President’s family members were unperturbed in Aso Rock.
A member of the House of Reps, Saidu Sani-Fago, dismissed worries over Buhari’s health status, saying that the President was fit.
The lawmaker said, "Mr. President is fit and sound. He is taking a 10-day vacation and he wants to seize the opportunity to see his doctors. This is normal. He did it last year.”
As the day wore on, the rumours gained ground after a news website published a story that the President was dead. The rumour soon spread like wild fire in different parts of the country with many Nigerians making frantic phone calls to ascertain the story’s accuracy.
The presidency however said on Saturday that there was no truth in the news.
Buhari had on Thursday travelled to London, United Kingdom, after writing to the National Assembly that he would be proceeding on a vacation and that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo would be performing the duties of the President while he's away.
“The report is hogwash,” Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, simply said when Punch contacted him.
Adesina also denied the report on his Twitter handle, praying for those behind it to repent.
“Best wishes to all who wish PMB well. As for those who carry evil rumours, may they receive grace to repent,” he said.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, also took to his Twitter handle to deny the report.
Shehu wrote, “He is alive and well. President Buhari is not magical. He cannot be holidaying in the UK and be in Germany, dead or alive at the same time."
Shortly after the rumor began to spread yesterday, it observed that the President’s family members were unperturbed in Aso Rock.
A member of the House of Reps, Saidu Sani-Fago, dismissed worries over Buhari’s health status, saying that the President was fit.
The lawmaker said, "Mr. President is fit and sound. He is taking a 10-day vacation and he wants to seize the opportunity to see his doctors. This is normal. He did it last year.”