APM Demands Clarity On Tinubu’s Health, Urges Him To Quit

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has called on the Presidency to clear the air over reports and apprehensions surrounding the health of President Bola Tinubu, particularly his decision to embark on a three-week leave in Europe.

The party, in a statement on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Yusuf, urged the Presidency to provide Nigerians with official information on the President’s health, as well as details of his foreign trip, including his itinerary, entourage and engagements.

The APM said the prolonged leave had raised concerns coming at a time the country was grappling with serious security and economic challenges.

According to the party, “there is nothing wrong in the Presidency clearing the air on the state of health of Mr. President as obtainable in other climes.”

It also questioned the timing of the President’s vacation, alleging that Nigerians expected him to be “leading from the front” in tackling the challenges confronting the country and responding to questions over his alleged links to a US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report concerning a drug-related case.

The party, however, did not provide evidence to substantiate its claims about the President’s health or alleged FBI links.

The APM further launched a scathing attack on the Tinubu administration, describing its record in office as a failure and accusing it of worsening poverty, insecurity and the country’s debt burden.

It claimed that about 140 million Nigerians had been pushed below the poverty line as a result of the administration’s economic policies, particularly the removal of fuel subsidy and tax reforms.

The party also criticised the Federal Government’s borrowing, putting Nigeria’s total debt at N159.28 trillion and alleging, without providing evidence, that part of the borrowed funds had been diverted by corrupt members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

On insecurity, the APM alleged that more than 628,000 Nigerians had been killed and 2.2 million abducted since Tinubu assumed office in May 2023.

It consequently urged the President to use his vacation period to reflect on his administration’s performance and reconsider his reported ambition to seek re-election in 2027.

The party argued that Nigeria currently needed a younger and more energetic president, saying the demands of the office required “an energetic individual who is not above the age of 60 years, with the vitality, capacity and faculty to connect and drive contemporary leadership realities.”

The APM called on Tinubu to withdraw from the 2027 presidential contest and support its candidate, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde.

The party said Makinde had
demonstrated the leadership capacity required to transform Nigeria, citing what it described as Oyo State’s improved economic standing under his administration.