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Shettima Dispels Rumors About Tinubu’s Health, Hails President’s Intellectual Prowess

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Jun 29, 2024.

Shettima Dispels Rumors About Tinubu's Health, Hails President's Intellectual Prowess

Vice President Kashim Shettima has dismissed speculation about President Tinubu’s health, describing him as a man “full of ideas” and urging Nigerians to support him.

Shettima spoke at a town hall meeting by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) at the State House in Abuja, addressing concerns about Tinubu’s health status following a recent incident during the Democracy Day celebration.

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“We are not asking you not to question the eligibility of your president’s condition. But there is this mischievous vexation about the president’s health status,” Shettima said. “We are not preparing for the Olympics, but an institution that builds on the superiority of ideas. But I dare to put it to you. The hallmark of true leadership is not the ability to lift a bag of cement, but the capacity to come up with robust ideas to solve a nation’s problems. So, this is a man that we need to all rally around, we need to support.”

Shettima also addressed the state of the economy, urging fairness and acknowledging global challenges. “Yes, our economy is going through turbulence but is it confined to Nigeria alone? Let’s take a broadband picture. Is any economy immune from the challenges of the times? So, I urge you to be fair to this poor man. We have never had it so good in terms of leadership. The President means well for the nation and most importantly, imbued with the skill set to drive change and progress in this country. I can tell you with all sense of confidence that the President we have now is a man of ideas who is robustly imbued with the capacity. Leadership is about competence.”

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