Support Groups Management Council, a coalition of supporters loyal to presidential hopeful, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has reacted to the viral pictures of its principal pictured in a wet dress.
The group who described the viral pictures and video as fake and manipulated, added that it was concocted by some mischief makers who want to soil the reputation of Tinubu ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
Tinubu had on Saturday visited some top traditional rulers in Ogun State including the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, to seek royal blessing on his presidential ambition.
Shortly after the visit, photos and videos showing Tinubu’s wet cloth around his lower region surfaced online with many purporting the APC leader was suffering from a urinary condition some commentators called Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH), an illness said to occur when the brain is losing its natural ability to drain excess fluid from the body.
However, the pro-Bola Tinubu coalition, slammed those claims, saying Tinubu is healthy and physically fit to become the country’s president in 2023.
The support group in a statement issued by its Director of Media and Publicity, Biodun Ajiboye, described the viral pictures as a distraction attempted to discredit Tinubu for contesting the number one job in the land.
The statement reads, “The success Asiwaju Tinubu recorded at these high-level visitations to top traditional rulers had again led enemies of progress, the brewers of hate, discord and disharmony to script a dirty tale to discredit this awesome outing. This time it is that he wetted his dress!
“Assuming without conceding that is the case, so is it the back of his knees that would be wet and not the bum area? So if he wetted his babariga, he would not cover it and would still move to be flat to greet the Awujale of Ijebuland in the full glare of everyone present? It was the usual photoshop manipulations and shallow mental agility that pushed them to dispense a feeble narrative that made no iota of sense.
“Yet as their video showed, it was after their wetting incident that he went ahead and prostrated to Kabiyesi.
“This is another distraction, no amount of distractions or attempts to discredit Asiwaju will work to remove the wall from his political wind.
“Asiwaju Tinubu has declared his interest in the presidential race. He has his legs on the throttle. There is no going back.
“We appeal to Nigerian to ignore the evil-minded machinations and assure Nigerians that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is healthy and strong enough to undertake the responsibilities involved in the expected rigours of campaigns and politicking when the time comes.”
