Sowore Claims Tinubu Undergoes Treatment in France

Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), alleged that President Bola Tinubu is receiving medical treatment in France, contrary to the Presidency's claim that he is on an annual leave and working vacation in Europe. Sowore made these allegations on Sunday, responding to Tinubu's absence from the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, which opened on September 8, with the general debate set to begin on September 22.

The Presidency stated that Tinubu left Abuja on August 30 for a three-week annual leave, with London as his initial destination. Sowore, however, suggested that Tinubu's absence was due to fears of potential legal action against him in the United States related to a past drug-dealing case.

He criticized the administration's supporters for their silence regarding Tinubu's absence and compared it to the secrecy surrounding the medical trips of former Presidents Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Muhammadu Buhari. Vice President Kashim Shettima is set to represent Nigeria at the UNGA.