Nigeria's 'President-elect' Bola Tinubu, returned from France with a thin tube suspected to be a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line) on his right arm, confirming he was undergoing medical treatment abroad.

SaharaReporters earlier reported that Tinubu returned to Abuja, Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory, on Monday after weeks of medical treatment abroad, ahead of his inauguration as the next President on May 29.

This confirms SaharaReporters' story that Tinubu was expected to return to the country today (Monday), more than a month after leaving for France to seek medical treatment.

Although, his Director of Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga insisted the ‘President-elect’ was on vacation in France, SaharaReporters had exclusively reported that Tinubu fell ill after the March 18 governorship and State Assembly elections and was flown to France for medical treatment.

However, despite the denials, SaharaReporters earlier reported that Tinubu’s ailment was so severe that for five days while being hospitalised, he could not speak and had to be intubated.

Intubation is a procedure required to help save a life when the patient cannot breathe.

It is a process where a healthcare provider inserts a tube through a patient’s mouth or nose, then down into their trachea (airway/windpipe). The tube keeps the trachea open so that air can get through. The tube can connect to a machine that delivers air or oxygen.

According to Cleveland Clinic, common conditions that lead to intubation include airway obstruction (something caught in the airway, blocking the flow of air); cardiac arrest (sudden loss of heart function); injury or trauma to your neck, abdomen or chest that affects the airway; loss of consciousness or a low level of consciousness, which can make a person lose control of the airway.

Others include the need for surgery that will make you unable to breathe on your own; respiratory (breathing) failure or apnea (a temporary stop in breathing) and risk for aspiration (breathing in an object or substance such as food, vomit or blood).

SaharaReporters also reported that Tinubu’s tongue was reportedly sticking out during the time his condition was severe.

“Tinubu’s ailment and health were in shambles before he left Nigeria to undertake treatment in a French hospital,” a source had said.

“The sickness was so severe that for five days during his hospitalisation, he could not speak and had to be intubated,” another source had said.

“His tongue was reportedly sticking out,” one of the sources had added.

However, while addressing journalists shortly after his return, it was noticed that Tinubu had a suspected PICC line attached to his upper arm.

Pictures of Tinubu with the 'medical device' have since gone viral on social media platforms.

According to some medical experts, PICC is used to deliver medications and other treatments directly to the large central veins near your heart.

"Your doctor might recommend a PICC line if your treatment plan requires frequent needle sticks for medicine or blood draws," Dr Gerald Okoye told SaharaReporters.

Source- https://saharareporters.com/2023/04/24/tinubu-returns-nigeria-tube-suspected-be-picc-line-attached-right-arm-nigerians-express

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You guys should allow this man to rest please. Even if u don't like him, do not mock his health, rather pray for him. Our health is in God's hands and we can't control it.

Mind you, I am Pro-Tinubu or APC. I'm highly and totally OBIDIENT and committed to a New NIGERIA. But truth must be told, inasmuch as some may not like Tinubu, we shouldn't mock his health.

Hmmmmm...

Wahala

Hmm, I wish him great health. Speedy recovery.

A mind of negativity and toxicity will kill you faster than any bad government

Go to court or shut up,even if the president elect decides to wear a big pipe ,there's nothing you can do about it.

i am glad that Nigerians are seeing the truth... Those who have decided to turn blind eyes to it... no wahala.. God is not mocked! whatever a man soweth, so shall he/she reap.

So na waytin we go endure for the next 4 years

Akungitit:
Go to court or shut up,even if the president elect decides to wear a big pipe ,there's nothing you can do about it.

Don't mind the hypocrites and sadists!

Flapp478:
You guys should allow this man to rest please. Even if u don't like him, do not mock his health, rather pray for him. Our health is in God's hands and we can't control it.

Where should a sick man be?

Danburuwa:


Where should a sick man be?

Ask yourself

The Reign of Escobar and Osama will be wonderful.

Both haters, doubters, admirers, and lovers of tinubu know that he is a very old and very sick person, all of the above knows that he is not likely going to last till the next four years, except those that are in denial, the biggest losers are the ones who love him sincerely, and the tribal bigots who call others haters, the biggest gainers are certainly going to be the real enemies of the tribal bigots who they want to see as their friends but who doesn't give a shit about them, UNFORTUNATELY, the 5% is going to be proved right again, and having learnt nothing from all these experiences, the process will be repeated again, it's a viscious circle, the biggest problem in nigeria today is the collective hatred, you don't have to keep living together with your perceived enemy especially when that perceived enemy is very willing to be on his own and not live with you, I sincerely believe that it's better to be 1000 people in a country and have all you need and the peace than to be in a country of 900,000,000,000 and not have the basic needs of life and at least have the peace that doesn't cost a thing

Exactly

You people should leave this man in peace. This is the same wail you said about buhari since 2015, the man is still alive, looking more healthy than some of you. Nobody can cheat nature when it comes. You don't even know how your old age will be.

Flapp478:
You guys should allow this man to rest please. Even if u don't like him, do not mock his health, rather pray for him. Our health is in God's hands and we can't control it.

Bros, the truth is that he is supposed to be in public eyes, and people must talk, therecis nothing anyone can do about that, you were here when Jonathan who was very healthy was accused of all manner of things and buhari went through the same thing too, telling people to stop talking about tinubu now will look like a double standard, I think it's just starting and I believe tinubu himself will be ready because he was even part of it during Jonathan, about praying for tinubu, there is something he believes in and I think that if the god he believes in is able, he will heal him, but the problem here is that those around him didn't say that tinubu is sick

mbaise1000:

Bros, the truth is that he is supposed to be in public eyes, and people must talk, therecis nothing anyone can do about that, you were here when Jonathan who was very healthy was accused of all manner of things and buhari went through the same thing too, telling people to stop talking about tinubu now will look like a double standard, I think it's just starting and I believe tinubu himself will be ready because he was even part of it during Jonathan, about praying for tinubu, there is something he believes in and I think that if the god he believes in is able, he will heal him, but the problem here is that those around him didn't say that tinubu is sick

Ok

Flapp478:
You guys should allow this man to rest please. Even if u don't like him, do not mock his health, rather pray for him. Our health is in God's hands and we can't control it.

Your likes are the problems of this country. Isn't it the duty of the media to report? Did they report fact or fiction? Someone who is now in the eye of the storm of a nation called Nigeria and you want people to leave him alone

Nbote:


Your likes are the problems of this country. Isn't it the duty of the media to report? Did they report fact or fiction? Someone who is now in the eye of the storm of a nation called Nigeria and you want people to leave him alone

Ok. Keep getting critical of his health status. When it befalls u, u would understand what it means. Check my signature, I am anti-tinubu but I will never mock his health. I will never

Flapp478:


Ok. Keep getting critical of his health status. When it befalls u, u would understand what it means. Check my signature, I am anti-tinubu but I will never mock his health. I will never

How is reporting his health status a mockery of his health? Someone whose health status and bill of health should be known seeing that he's now a public servant