Malam Adnan Na-Habu, a cousin to President Muhammadu Buhari and the official spokesman for the family, has dismissed claims that Buhari’s health condition may render him incapable of running the affairs of the country.
He said that Nigerians should rather judge the president by his performance not based on his age.
Na-Habu stated this in an interview with Saturday SUN when he was asked if President Buhari can still seek for a second term in 2019.
His words, "Of course yes, I know some Nigerians especially the critics of this administrations have been using age and sickness to propagate the idea that Buhari should not run this country now and beyond 2019.I don’t think there is a problem with his health as I said earlier.
"You see there is difference between sickness and being aged. When someone is aged we believe that, he cannot act the way you and I can act because of the age.
"Be it as it may, Nigerians should judge Mr. President by his performance not based on his age, because in Africa, there are leaders that are far older than him, and they are still in power, managing their country successfully.
"So being aged is not a deformity. Instead, the person will be given more wisdom to reason. I believe that most of the statements are coming from his opponents. It is purely politics.
"Obviously, by 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari has chance to continue, provided he chooses to re-contest the presidency.
