BUHARI'S EXTENSION OF LEAVE, MEDIA HANDLERS AND HEALTH CHALLENG
The recent extension of leave by the President Muhammadu Buhari, via a
letter to the National Assembly poised a big mark, that it is not all
a bed of roses for the President Muhammadu Buhari' health.
Notwithstanding, as mortals, we are infallible to fall sick. But the
moment we tried to down play the issue by way of insinuating the fact,
that all is well and good, then something is fishy.
The President Muhammadu Buhari' media handlers and party faithfuls
has gone all ways to diffuse the tension, that all is well untill now,
that it was confirmed to the outside world, that there is a grievous
challeng on the conditions of the Health of the President Muhammadu
Buhari, that warranted him to undergone some tests in order to
ascertain what is wrong with him.
When the President Muhammadu Buhari, is going out, his media handlers
went an extra mile to tell the gullible public, that he is only going
for his annual routine vacation while at the same time, use the
vacation to do medical checkup.
This attitude exhibited by his top media handlers towards getting the
citizenry and the world to know, that the President Muhammadu Buhari,
is not well and he is jetting to london to seek proper medical
attention is really bad for the fact, that there is no need to keep
the people in complete darkness about the health status of their
President.
The dilly dally by the media handlers in suppressing the story and
news about the President's health is really undemocratic and
unpleasant to the hearing of all.
As a public figure, the health condition of the President is paramount
to each and every one of us. There is anxiety on the part of every
person in this country to know how the President is fearing with his
health.
Infact,by the turn of events now, on the part of the President
Muhammadu Buhari, in notifying the National Assembly of the extension
of his vacation proved to all and sundry, that there is a great
challeng to the health of the President. It is imperative for the
media handlers to put things in proper perspective especially in the
health condition of the President. It is through this opening, that
the people can pray for his quick recovery.
The reason, why the agent of death found it easy to spray or fabricate
all tissue of lies saying it over he website and other social network
platforms, that the President Muhammadu Buhari, is death is simply
because the media handlers has keep the people in perpetual darkness
on the heath of the President.
It is only in this country, that knowing the health status of the
President is a problem due mainly to how those incharge in
disseminating information down play anything that is concerning his
heath. It happened during the late President Umaru Yaradua.
It is necessary for the media handlers of those holding exalted
positions such as the President to always have it at the back of their
mind, that it is a disservice for one to hid behind in telling the
world what is actually happening to their leader especially President
of a great country like Nigeria.
Therefore, it is necessary for the media handlers to play their role
accordingly so that the people are abreast of the condition of their
President.
There is no need for secrecy on what is happening to the President
Muhammadu Buhari, we are living in the 20th century. People should be
told in plain, the health condition of their President. This is the
only way, that the President can have the sympathy of the people
irrespective of religion and political differences.
In advanced countries, they don't hid the health condition of their
leaders as the people are daily been brief about how the leaders(s) is
fearing whenever he is indisposed.
We need to imbibed this kind of thing in this country. Also, this
would afford us the opportunity to fervently pray for the quick
recovery of our leader, whenever he is indisposed. There is no need
not to disclose the true health position of a leader especially his
media handlers.
Usman Santuraki
No2 Santuraki Close
Jambutu
Jimeta-Yola
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