Photo: Tinubu caught sleeping during the meeting at Gombe Emir’s Palace
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Sen Bola Tinubu was dozed into a nap on Saturday during a meeting with the Emir of Gombe, Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar.
Tinubu was in Gombe primarily to attend the wedding of Misbahu Yahaya, son of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya.
He then stopped by for a brief homage and political meeting at the Emir’s Palace, according to the Peoples Gazette
Tinubu was accompanied by political bigwigs that included Senate President Ahmed Lawan and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mt. Boss Mustapha.
Sources said that Tinubu and his allies were at the palace to seek support of the top northern monarch for his 2023 presidential ambition.
As the meeting got underway, Mr Tinubu was captured sleeping while Mr Lawan was holding the microphone addressing attendees at the emir’s living room.
It was not immediately clear why Tinubu dozed off, but speculations are rife on social media about the development.
While critics say it marked another evidence of his weakness challenges, his supporters say he was barely ‘meditating’.
A spokesman for Mr Tinubu’s campaign did not immediately return a request seeking comments about the matter.
The incident comes as opposition intensifies claims that the ruling party’s presidential candidate has been battling serious health challenges.
Tinubu, who claims to be 70 years old, has been seen displaying Parkinson’s disease tendencies as evident in his shaky hands, making incoherent remarks or tripping over in public in recent months.
He has however dismissed public worries about his condition, saying that the job of president requires more intelligence than physical strength.
