Tinubu Not Sick, Still Nursing Knee Injury After Surgery – Presidency

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has explained why the president can’t walk properly. Onanuga disclosed that his principal still nurses a knee injury. He made the disclosure while stressing that Tinubu was not nursing any other ailment. In 2021, Tinubu had knee surgery in London, which was before he commenced his presidential campaign. However, Onanuga said the surgery was responsible for the president’s inability to walk properly. Responding to questions from Tribune, the presidential aide said Tinubu is not sick. According to Onanuga: “No, he was not sick. We made this clear to Nigerians. Tinubu was as fit as the fiddle in the run-up to that election. “Before that campaign began, I think a year before, he went for knee surgery, which was not a secret as President Buhari even went to see him in London when he was recuperating. “So, that was what he went to do – knee surgery. That was why he could not walk properly. “When you do knee surgery, you cannot walk like a 25-year-old man. He is still nursing it up till now because it was a major surgery. It is not that he has any other ailment,” Onanuga said.

Akpabio Discloses Health Status Of Ministerial Nominee Who Collapsed

*As Senate Confirms Nominees Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has provided an update on the condition of Balarabe Abbas Lawal, the ministerial nominee who fainted during Wednesday’s screening session. Abass had slumped while answering questions after presenting his profile to the lawmakers.  This sudden incident prompted the Senate to go into a closed session as medical personnel rushed to the chamber to assist the nominee. After a few minutes of tense moments, Abbas was successfully revived and taken out of the Senate Chamber via an ambulance. Akpabio explained that Balarabe Abbas Lawal attributed his collapse to exhaustion, as he had been working tirelessly for several days leading up to the screening.  Despite his condition, the nominee was determined to proceed with the screening, insisting that he was fit to do so. In related news, the Nigerian Senate has confirmed three more ministerial nominees nominated by President Bola Tinubu.  The newly confirmed nominees include Balarabe Abbas Lawal from Kaduna State, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim from Kwara State, and Ayodele Olawande from Ondo State. These confirmations followed their successful screening, which was presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. President Tinubu had submitted their names to the Senate for approval, and their confirmation comes just a day after his request was received by the National Assembly.