“What Is Wrong For Me To Go To The Hospital?” Finally, Buhari Talks About The UK Trip

by Musa Abdullahi

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari has personally reacted to newsmen why he traveled to the United Kingdom following speculation about his health.

Buhari made the clarification in response to claims made by members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he had travelled to the UK to receive treatment for a secret ailment.

The APC had repeatedly denied that Buhari left for the UK to attend the Chatham House event where he spoke about Nigeria and his candidacy, the party even lied about his location when it issued a picture of an Abuja location claiming it was in the UK.

The former Head of State left Nigeria for London on Thursday, February 19.

“I just went off for a couple of weeks to rest. That’s all I did”, Buhari said while addressing journalists in Abuja upon his return to Nigeria on Friday, March 6.

Upon being asked whether he visited the hospital while in the UK, Buhari answered:

“What is wrong for me to go to the hospital? Am I not here now? Aren’t you seeing me? Are you seeing a sick man?”

The APC candidate also spoke on his appearance at Chatham House.

“I went to Chatham House. I read an address and there was a question and answer session. That’s all,” he said.

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State and the spokesperson for the PDP campaign organization, Femi Fani-Kayode have alleged that Buhari is not in good health.