Former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode says he has been informed Bola Ahmed Tinubu is ill and receiving treatment in France, adding credence to rumours the former Lagos State governor might have caught the coronavirus.
But the rumours had been debunked by the son of the National leader of All Progressive Congress (APC), Seyi Tinubu, who described as fake news reports that his dad had been flown to the capital of France, Paris for COVID-19 treatment.
The 35-year-old quoted his dad’s spokesman as saying Tinubu has done COVID-19 test 15 times – “each time he felt he had travelled and mingled with many people and could be vulnerable even though he always wore his face mask” – and “has been certified negative 15 times”.
According to Seyi, “he [Tinibu] is currently in London taking vacation,” the son said quoting his dad’s spokesman Tunde Rahman.
However, Fani-Kayode said it was unhelpful keeping things under wrap, saying, “it is not a crime to be ill & neither should it be a state secret”.
He said: “I have been informed that BAT is ill & is in a Paris hospital. It is not a crime to be ill & neither should it be a state secret. All mortals fall ill from time to time. I join others in praying for him& I wish him well. May God grant him a speedy recovery & a safe journey home.”
Former Aviation Minister, and Peoples Democratic Party Chieftain Femi Fani-Kayode
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