Tinubu Reacts To Death Rumours, Say Only God Can Take My Life

The Nationwide Chief of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, says solely God can take his life.

 

Tinubu said this on Sunday at a welcome-back occasion held in his honour on the State Home in Marina, Lagos.

 

The occasion was attended by Home of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila; Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his deputy, Femi Hamzat; Speaker, Lagos State Home of Meeting, Mudashiru Obasa, amongst different APC chieftains in Lagos.

 

“I’m a bit of emotional now however I’m glad. God is the Giver of life and the one One who can take life. And He (God) says; if I grant you energy and the privilege on this life; I’m the one One who can take it from you if you happen to don’t use it in the way in which and method that promotes humanity. God may give energy to anybody he wills.

 

“It’s the identical God that has spared us until right this moment and has given us the privilege. I give glory to God, as a result of I’m standing earlier than you hale, hearty and effectively. As we speak is a day of pleasure for me, having mounted right this moment for this nice occasion. We’re right here giving praises to God. Could God bless all of you in attendance. I’m grateful. I can not say greater than that right this moment. Thanks all,” Tinubu introduced to his political protégés on the occasion.

 

That is in response to a video posted on Fb by considered one of Sanwo-Olu’s media aides, Jubril Gawat.

 

Additionally addressing the gathering, Sanwo-Olu mentioned, “We have now numerous causes to be grateful to God for bringing Asiwaju again house, absolutely rejuvenated…We give glory to God who introduced you (Tinubu) again with sound well being and stronger vigour.”

The governor additionally thanked God that “the intention of evil-minded individuals who unfold malicious hearsay in opposition to our chief didn’t materialise”.

 

This newspapers had reported that Tinubu returned to Nigeria on Friday after spending over three months in London the place he underwent knee surgical procedure and physiotherapy.

Again in July whereas he was in the UK, Tinubu’s well being had generated controversy and his Media Adviser, Tunde Rahman, had a busy time debunking loss of life rumours.

 

“Who actually is afraid of Asiwaju Tinubu? These wishing Asiwaju Tinubu evil or useless needs to be cautious. They need to know the matter of life and loss of life is within the hand of solely God Almighty,” Rahman had furiously mentioned in an announcement on July 31.

 

To additional dispel the loss of life rumours, not less than over 30 politicians had visited Tinubu whereas he was in London. The photographs of the visits had been splashed on social media for doubting Thomases.

 

Notably amongst the politicians who visited Tinubu embrace Sanwo-Olu; the President, Main Common Muhammadu Buhari (retd.); Governors Umar Ganduje (Kano), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), and Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo).

 

Tinubu, who celebrated his 69th birthday in March 2021, instructions an arguably massive following of political loyalists.

Although Tinubu has but to declare his intention to contest any workplace in 2023, there have been studies and veiled indications that he is perhaps within the presidential seat.

 

Whereas in London, members of the Home of Representatives from the north led by Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, had additionally visited the previous Lagos governor and endorsed his candidacy for the 2023 presidency.

 

A day earlier than his arrival in Nigeria on Friday, Sanwo-Olu and different social gathering chieftains in Lagos had inaugurated the South-West Agenda 2023, a political motion mobilising help for Tinubu to contest the 2023 presidential election.