According to a member of the House of Representatives named Shamsudeen Dambazau, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, is physically capable of leading Nigeria if he can dance to the song “Buga” by Kizz Daniel.
Following a brief meeting at the House, Dambazau made the submission to journalists in Abuja on Thursday.
The politician who was asked to address the controversy surrounding Tinubu’s health status urged Nigerians to support the former governor of Lagos state and ignore the doubters.
According to WITHIN NIGERIA, Dambazau represents the Takai/Sumaila Federal Constituency in Kano State in the House of Representatives. He is also the descendant of Lieutenant-General Abdulrahman Dambazau, a former interior minister and chief of the army staff (retd.).
When defending Tinubu’s person in front of journalists today, Dambazau reaffirmed that there was nothing wrong with him.
Making reference to what the party’s Vice Presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima said earlier, the lawmaker said:
If you remember last night, (Tinubu’s running mate) Kashim Shettima even mentioned that he (Shettima) is diabetic and has hypertension but Bola Ahmed Tinubu has no ailment. He is very fit. Did you not see him dancing Buga? He is well. There is nothing wrong with him.
Several well-known Nigerians, including the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, and the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, have reportedly been spotted dancing and singing along to the song at various events, particularly political campaign rallies.
Dambazau urged President Muhammadu Buhari to set performance goals for service chiefs and other heads of security agencies in light of the country’s increasing insecurity when he was asked to comment on the current administration.
He claims that by establishing the target, it will be possible to replace security officials if they are unable to keep the nation safe.
The lawmaker said;
Insecurity has been something that has been rearing its ugly head since around 2008. It is something that has been ongoing but I think we started to feel the bite around 2009 when (leader of the then Islamic sect, Boko Haram) Mohammed Yusuf was captured and handed over to the police and was executed extra-judicially at that time.
So, we have made progress now because I recall that between 2014 and the end of 2015…for that period, I refused to go for any Eid prayer. I used to go for Friday prayers. I stayed at home or went to the barracks to pray. But now, since around 2016, I have not missed any Eid prayer. I have not missed a Jumaat prayer. So that speaks a lot.
The lawmaker recalled the several places attacked by terrorists in Abuja during the period, saying, “Now the insecurity has become something that is in isolated pockets, but it is still being addressed.
He added:
I think so far so good, this government has done very well. There is room for improvement. More can be done. I think people should be held accountable. There should be set targets, because if you do not have a performance target, then, there is no way to review to see how well you have been doing.
The security agencies have a task to perform. And that task is to secure the lives and properties of Nigerians. If you are not doing what you are supposed to do, you should get changed. That is how it should go so that people would be on top of their game.
There is no sentiment in play here, so the government is not playing. They have targets that have been given to the security agencies to ensure that Nigerians can exercise their right to vote and put in leaders that they believe would be able to usher this country into the next phase that we want to.