[POLITICS] Tinibu reportedly Jets off the country for his medical check-up

Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu is a Nigerian politician and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress. He was Lagos State Governor from 1999 to 2007. Tinubu is one of the APC aspirants for the forthcoming 2023 Nigeria Primary election.

Tinibu reportedly left the country for his medical check-up, this really got people talking on social.

The source, who craved anonymity, said, “He (Tinubu) traveled abroad to rest after going around the country for consultations.”

Efforts to get the comments of the Director-General of the Tinubu Support Group, Abdulmumin Jibrin, proved abortive as of press time.

Tinubu’s spokesman, Tunde Rahman, said the APC stalwart would return to Nigeria next week.

He said, “Asiwaju’s trip to the UK (United Kingdom) is not to rest or because of any illness.

“While abroad, Asiwaju is maintaining a vigorous schedule of meetings and consultations on a range of important matters.

“Whether at home or abroad, the daily schedule of Asiwaju is vibrant and full. Most people couldn’t sustain his high level of activity. This speaks to his exceptional intellectual energy and his commitment to achievement.”

“Asiwaju will return to Nigeria next week once this set of meetings and talks abroad is completed,” he added.

Tinubu, on January 10, visited the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and announced to State House correspondents that he had informed the President of his intention to contest the presidential election in 2023.

Tinubu has since traveled to some parts of the country including Oyo, Niger, and Zamfara states to widen consultations for his political ambition.

He was, however, conspicuously absent on Thursday during the formal inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Movement’s Working Committees in Ikeja GRA, Lagos.

The movement was conceived and set up by members of the Governor’s Advisory Council in Lagos for the actualization of the presidential ambition of the politician, and launched by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Tinubu, who celebrated his 69th birthday in March 2021, was away for over three months in 2021. He had been in the United Kingdom where he underwent surgery and therapy for a knee injury.