Tinubu’s Dancing at Campaign Rally Shows He’s Physically Fit for Second Term – APC Chairman

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has cited President Bola Tinubu’s dancing at a campaign rally in Akwa Ibom State as evidence of his physical fitness to continue in office for another term.

Yilwatda made the remarks on Monday night, November 9, while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he dismissed concerns about the President’s health and ability to cope with the demands of the 2027 re-election campaign.

The APC chairman said he witnessed Tinubu dancing during the President’s visit to Akwa Ibom State and even joined him on the occasion.

“Did you watch him dance in Akwa Ibom? I was there live and I danced with him. He danced to the music of the people,” Yilwatda said.

He also pointed to Tinubu’s engagements in Akwa Ibom and Rivers states, arguing that the President’s schedule demonstrated his ability to handle demanding official and political activities.

According to Yilwatda, Tinubu attended a dinner and town hall meeting in Akwa Ibom on Friday, engaged with residents late into the night and travelled to Rivers State the following morning.

“Tinubu is fit to go. He was in Akwa Ibom, he had a dinner, town hall meeting with the people that same Friday, he engaged the people late in the night after the dinner and the next morning he was in Rivers,” he said.

The APC chairman further questioned whether someone who was not physically fit could undertake what he described as 48 hours of continuous engagements and trips.

Yilwatda also defended the decision to limit Tinubu’s participation in some campaign activities, explaining that the arrangement was designed to allow the President to balance electioneering with governance.

He said the President had been allocated two days for campaign activities and three days to attend to governance, adding that the arrangement was intended to prevent government business from suffering during the campaign period.

The party chairman disclosed that the APC had also staggered the participation of members of its National Working Committee in campaign activities to ensure the party continued to function.

He added that the leadership of the National Assembly had similarly advised against participating in every campaign event to avoid disrupting legislative activities.

Tinubu is seeking a second term in the 2027 presidential election.