AN old video showing Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for Nigeria’s 2023 elections, working out on an automated pedal cycling machine, has resurfaced online with a false claim.
Tinubu had travelled to the United Kingdom on September 24, 2022, to take some rest, his campaign team said.
The sudden trip has since generated speculations on whether Tinubu is medically fit for the presidential race.
His absence in the country at the time the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lifted the ban on campaign activities also generated the #WhereIsTinubu hashtag on social media as his opponents claimed he was badly sick.
To douse the reported speculations over his health status, Tinubu posted a video of himself working out on his verified Twitter handle @officialABAT on Sunday, October 2, 2022.
His caption on the 8-second video, archived here, reads:
Many have said I have died; others claim I have withdrawn from the presidential campaign.
This is the reality: I am strong, I am healthy and I am READY to serve Nigerians from Day One.”
Many have said I have died; others claim I have withdrawn from the presidential campaign.
Well… Nope.
This is the reality: I am strong, I am healthy and I am READY to serve Nigerians from Day One.#BAT23 pic.twitter.com/qqPkgSDYjs
— Bola Ahmed Tinubu (@officialABAT) October 2, 2022
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