Breaking: Finally, Buhari Bows To Pressure To Appear On Tv To Assure Nigerians He Is In Good Health

President  Muhammadu Buhari yesterday appeared on African Independent Television in a news report, most probably in response to the nagging demands of a cross-section of Nigerians for weeks , urging the president to appear on national television to convince the country that he is hale and hearty, as spoken about repeatedly by his aides.

The president , as seen in the report, met with the Minister of health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, to get a situation report on the measures adopted so far to contain the fatal coronavirus desease.

The Legend had reported that Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan had challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to appear on Nigerian Television Authority Network and address Nigerians, if he is indeed the person twitting and assuring Nigerians that he is hale and hearty.

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Mr. Omokri said in that report that he wonders why President Buhari would go into hiding at a time the country was faced with its greatest public health challenge ever, and carry on like all is well on social media, saying it a despicable deceptive tactics.

The former presidential aide to the President went on to suggest that Buhari should  hand over to the Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu if he cannot lead the country.

He made the allegation in the background of rumors making the rounds that Buhari and Kyari are no longer in Nigeria but have been flown abroad for the treatment of Coronavirus which the Chief of Staff had tested positive for.

But the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Thursday swiftly debunked the rumours that Buhari has also contracted the dreaded virus.