Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has said President Muhammadu Buhari has health challenges and that a cabal is running the government.
The 52-year-old governor said this on Wednesday while addressing thousands of youths and students who stormed his office in appreciation of youth participation in his administration.
“We supported Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 to become President unconditionally and we admit that Buhari has integrity but that’s not the only requirement for leadership.
“We are aware that the President is affected by serious challenges of health and is being held captive by a cabal that runs Nigeria for their personal interests,” Tambuwal said.
On his presidential ambition, Tambuwal said he was still making consultations because of his belief that leadership was a collective responsibility.
Hear him: “I have been under intense pressure from various quarters in Nigeria including leaders of the country and friends of Nigeria outside the country to contest the presidency.
“But leadership is a collective decision and I have never asked to be made a leader at any time in my life. So, my aspiration will be determined by my people and after that, I will make my political decision known in a matter of days.”
He, however, enjoined the youths and particularly the students among them to make sure that they participate in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, as his government would not accept anyone who refused to undergo the compulsory national service.
