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Nigerians trend #WhereIsBuhari as President Buhari Absent From May Day Rally
Mr. Buhari’s absence from the annual Workers’ Day celebration comes less than a week after he missed last Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
President Muhammadu Buhari at his office
Speculation surrounding President Muhammadu Buhari’s health once again surfaced on Monday after the president failed to attend a May Day rally.
Mr. Buhari’s absence from the annual Workers’ Day celebration comes less than a week after he missed last Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. The Office of the Presidency and Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, explained that the president missed the meeting because he needed rest.
Nigerians on Twitter have questioned the president’s whereabouts using the hashtag #WhereIsBuhari. While the president’s media aides have not yet provided an explanation for his absence, many Nigerians on social media have assumed that his illness prevented him from attending the rally.
Good afternoon Twitfam
Save Nigeria Group is on Twitter@SaveNigeriaThey don't want to save Nigeria anymore#whereisbuhari pic.twitter.com/7QDgqOJSlx
— IKECHUKWU (@iykimo) May 1, 2017
Our president is now sighted like the moon during Ramadan!
Folks now wait for Friday to see him #WhereIsBuhari— Ntriukpom ye Ibiom #LGTCWA (@Odudu_Akpaete) May 1, 2017
Buhari is a retiree
Maybe, that's why he didn't give Workers Day Speech #RetireesDay #WhereIsBuhari pic.twitter.com/yVmbMYuWeW
— IKECHUKWU (@iykimo) May 1, 2017
MISSING PERSON ALERT!
A group of people cannot hold this country to ransom.
PRODUCE BUHARI NOW!!! #HAVEYOUSEENTHISMAN #WhereIsBuhari pic.twitter.com/6h9yRYzXYq— Ndi Kato (@YarKafanchan) May 1, 2017
You demanded for Yar'dua's health status but now you don't want anybody to ask after Buhari's health. #WhereIsBuhari. pic.twitter.com/JZxuA79wfH
— Meche (@amechioma) May 1, 2017
Since returning from his 50-day medical leave in London, Mr. Buhari’s health status has been the subject of widespread speculation, and his absence from last week’s FEC meeting and Monday’s May Day rally has raised more questions about his capacity to govern.
It would be recalled that SaharaReporters revealed that the president has had difficulty eating and drinking, but his cabal has insisted that he remain in the country rather than seek medical treatment abroad.
