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http://tribune.com.ng/news/top-stories/item/26469-presidency-northern-leaders-express-concerns-over-buhari-s-health

INDICATIONS have emerged that prominent Northern leaders and elders who had initially declared for the candidacy of General Muhammadu Buhari in the February elections have started reconsidering their position, following alarms that the general might be suffering a serious health challenge.

Online channels had last week indicated that Buhari collapsed during the presidential campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Calabar, Cross River State.

Though the party had denied the report, it was learnt that the development had immediately prompted meetings among top hierarchy of the Northern political establishment to review the Buhari situation.

Sources in the polity had told Sunday Tribune that the North is becoming wary of a possible repeat of the situation it found itself following the death of President Umaru Yar’Adua in office in May 2010, some three years into his tenure, following a debilitating sickness.

The illness had surfaced during the 2007 presidential campaign, leading to rumours of Yar’Adua’s death, but he bounced back on the campaign train and won the election.

“The North is beginning to rethink the promised for Buhari in view of reports that he is suffering from a certain ailment which is believed to be wearing him down. There are also reports that the elders are pushing to cut a deal with Jonathan to complete his tenure in 2019 but extract a promise that power would be returned to the North via a younger and energetic Northerner,” a source said.

God help us

Besides, it was gathered that President Goodluck Jonathan had, during his recent visit to the Minna Hilltop home of former military leader; General Ibrahim Babangida, discussed details of Buhari’s health with the former military leader, a development that was said to have prompted the Minna General to turn his to Jonathan.

It was also gathered that prominent Northern leaders have already got wind of the discussions between IBB and Jonathan, leading to red hot discussions on the way forward in 2015.

“If anything happens to Buhari, power will return to the South-West less than a decade after President Obasanjo left Aso Rock. The prospects are grim, both for the North and even the South-East that is queuing for their own turn,” another Northern top brass said at the weekend.

Hmmmm

Ok! +1 for our man ... GEJ all the WAY!!

[color=#006600][/color]. Infact I don't know how to describe you. But you should be worse than sensless thing and iam sure your sickness is beyond treatment

The once respected Nigerian Tribune! Chief Awolowo must be turning in the grave.

bokohalal:
The once respected Nigerian Tribune! Chief Awolowo must be turning in the grave.

why? because the news does not go down well in your stomach. Buhari will faint when he hear jega voice come feb 15th.

citizenisb:
http://tribune.com.ng/news/top-stories/item/26469-presidency-northern-leaders-express-concerns-over-buhari-s-health

INDICATIONS have emerged that prominent Northern leaders and elders who had initially declared for the candidacy of General Muhammadu Buhari in the February elections have started reconsidering their position, following alarms that the general might be suffering a serious health challenge.

Online channels had last week indicated that Buhari collapsed during the presidential campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Calabar, Cross River State.

Though the party had denied the report, it was learnt that the development had immediately prompted meetings among top hierarchy of the Northern political establishment to review the Buhari situation.

Sources in the polity had told Sunday Tribune that the North is becoming wary of a possible repeat of the situation it found itself following the death of President Umaru Yar’Adua in office in May 2010, some three years into his tenure, following a debilitating sickness.

The illness had surfaced during the 2007 presidential campaign, leading to rumours of Yar’Adua’s death, but he bounced back on the campaign train and won the election.

“The North is beginning to rethink the promised for Buhari in view of reports that he is suffering from a certain ailment which is believed to be wearing him down. There are also reports that the elders are pushing to cut a deal with Jonathan to complete his tenure in 2019 but extract a promise that power would be returned to the North via a younger and energetic Northerner,” a source said.

That's a better decision

Rubbish report.

unlike Yar'adua who left us with a morronic,corrupt,lying kleptomaniac as vice president, Buhari has a much more credible, intelligent VP in Osinbajo who would make a fine president in the absence of Buhari.

Sai Buhari ... Dead or Alive

arewaempire:
Rubbish report.

unlike Yar'adua who left us with a morronic,corrupt,lying kleptomaniac as vice president, Buhari has a much more credible, intelligent VP in Osinbajo who would make a fine president in the absence of Buhari.

Sai Buhari ... Dead or Alive

Lol but the north are not interested in osibanjo, they don't want another Yaradua scenario.Tinubu however will be serious hoping that scenario plays out

gunuvi:

why? because the news does not go down well in your stomach. Buhari will faint when he hear jega voice come feb 15th.

@ the topic
I still think Pa Buhari should go and rest
Aso villa is not a retirement village

chukwudi44:

Lol but the north are not interested in osibanjo, they don't want another Yaradua scenario.Tinubu however will be serious hoping that scenario plays out

Who is the mouthpiece of the North that told you so?

APC ers wants everything to be in their favour, una dey mad.
If nothern leaders decides to Jonathan, you can go and die.
Btw op, wetin be d source of the news? punch? ah no go talk

Dis nigerian politics is now turning to vampire diaries ooh.. Actor nd boss dey interact like MTN family and friends...anyway come valentines day am going to vote, if u wnt me to vote GEJ (like) to vote GMB (share).... #anthoniosp #making front page since 1920..

He may follow the line of Yaradua.

.Now Nigerians,Can a Sane person vote in a President who can kick the Tank anytime soon in place of a young vibrant visionary like GEJ ??
GEJ till 2019..GEJ till Rick ross looks like wiz khalifa

No shaking President Buhari, we got ya back..!!!




The sensitive clueless one one must go May 29...

HMMMMMMM...
Another Yaradua scenario may play out if the man should win.

Tinubu is a chess master.

Just imagine a dying man aspiring to rule Nigeria! GOD FORBID!!!

GEJ TILL 2019!!!

Nt 4 sale

Ok

I hope nothing happens to him, i would love to see him go up against GEJ...May God strengthen him...

unfair

The God that will put him there come February will surely sustain him till 2019.. .Destiny cannot be changed.. GMB till 2019..APC ..change..

'Emi kiyooku bikose yiye". can som1 translate dis 4 me in english. Same thing was said of Obasanjo nd he is still alive today strong.

SAI BUHARI 2015

Once beaten, twice shy. The Northerners are beginning to wi

This is becoming serious.. now I am confused

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At the risk of sounding partisan, I have to state my position as follows;

I have watched the General in, mostly, the southern part of the country and he seem very tired and disinterested in the entire proceeding. He does not even make an effort to connect with his audience, while he is speaking and lacks total concentration while others spoke. He wears this far away look like a man battling an inner voice/spirit/whatever. I have narrowed this down to the fact that the General is at home in the north than anywhere else( I stand to be corrected).

I shall wait for the General to start his campaigns in the north before ing my verdict. Before then, if the General connects with only the northern electorates, then it is sad because he does not seek to be President of the north, but Nigeria.

Nigerians & politics enh


Well, may the best man win

Someone is the kitchen cooking seriously..........

ya'adua comes to their minds....They shld seriously need to consider that ASAP and vote GEJ maybe after then,they can now bring in a young northerner.

unlike yardua's clueless VP, in Prof Osinbajo we trust. Beside the general is agile and active.