Buhari Not Down With Cancer, Neither Is He Ill- Campaign Team

The campaign team of APC’s presidential candidate has denied the reports that Gen. Buhari is sick and desperately needs medical attention. The rumours started when a report said the General filled an online application for the United States of America Visa to enable him travel to the country around January, 26, 2015 for medical scrutiny. Another report also said he was diagnosed with cancer last October at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, a report they also say isn't true.

His Campaign Director of Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, have however asked Nigerians not to be distracted by the antics of the opposition, saying they are only scared of losing in a free and fair contest.

“It (report of cancer) is untrue and condescending of its exponents. I have it on good authority that GMB has not visited the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital in the last five years. So, how can anyone say that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer last October, barely three months ago?.

“This is the highest point of political distraction, malice and mischief. The report was not only fake but unfounded. I have spoken to impeccable sources at ABUTH all of whom deny the report and also claimed that the letterhead used was not their regular one, and that Dr. Bala Mohammed that purportedly approved the false medical report is not on the personnel list of that department,” he said in a statement issued by him.

He also said sources at ABUTH disclosed that medical report analysis only come from laboratory technologists and not medical doctors as handwritten in this particular case.