IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Former Aviation Minister and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK), has said the PDP’s Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar is critically ill.
According to FFK, Atiku actually collapsed at the Abuja Airport and was flown to Paris, France.
Fani-Kayode made the allegation in a post on his official Facebook page on Tuesday evening, 18 October.
It was gathered that Atiku travelled to France on Monday after his Kaduna rally for medicals but Fani-Kayode said after his outing in Kaduna yesterday (Monday) Atiku Abubakar fell critically ill.
“He complained of dizzy spells and severe pains in his head and all over his body throughout the flight to Abuja. After landing at Abuja airport, he collapsed.
“He was flown to Paris for medical attention immediately. For the purposes of damage control they took pictures of him with others the following morning from Paris but please do not be fooled.
“There is something very wrong with the PDP presidential candidate in terms of his health and they don’t want the Nigerian public to know. God be with him.”
Shortly after Fani-Kayode’s allegation, Paul Ibe, Atiku’s spokesman, released a statement saying his principal travelled to Europe to meet a business partner.
“The former Vice President travelled last night on a scheduled trip to meet with the technical partners of one his business entities that was impacted by the Covid-19 global lockdown and the consequent economic downturn,” Ibe said.
Daniel Bwala, one of the spokesmen of the Atiku presidential campaign, also shared on Twitter pictures of the former vice president “having a chat with foreign media” in Paris, France on Tuesday, 18 October.
The tweet reads: “Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of PDP alongside his team in Paris, France today in a chat with foreign media.”