Buhari Shows Fitness By Trekking 800 Metres From Daura Praying Ground

The Presidency has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday demonstrated his fitness to run for a second term by trekking 800 metres from the Eid praying ground in Daura to his private residence.

According to NAN reports, after the Eid prayers, President Buhari shunned protocol and opted to trek some 800 metres, acknowledging cheers from Nigerians who lined up on his home route to catch a glimpse of him.

In his reaction, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said the trekking by the president was a positive response to those in doubt of the president’s fitness.

“I think there are two things here; one is to say that the President is responsive to the enormous support and commitment of his own people that had come out in their numbers to see him and he just decided that he couldn’t go on riding in a black vehicle and he came out and walked to the distance.

“The second thing, he is curious that these days, one or two people who are aspiring to be president are campaigning on their youthfulness and good health.

“I think the president has done one thing today – that the issue is not how old one is but how fit he is ; how healthy he is. Now that the president has proven his fitness and well-being to continue in office is a settled matter

“I think that if people want to campaign against him they should do so on issues that are of significance to Nigerians. The President is fit, he is healthy; he is good to go for second term,” he said.