Onetime Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK), has stated that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar is ill.

Fani-Kayode revealed that Atiku collapsed at the Abuja Airport and was flown to Paris, France.

He made the allegation in a post on his official Facebook page on Tuesday, October 18.

It was gathered that Atiku travelled to France on Monday after his Kaduna rally for medicals, however, Fani-Kayode said he fell critically ill after his outing in Kaduna on Monday.

“He complained of dizzy spells and severe pains in his head and all over his body throughout the flight to Abuja. After landing at Abuja airport he collapsed.

“He was flown to Paris for medical attention immediately. For the purposes of damage control they took pictures of him with others the following morning from Paris but please do not be fooled.

“There is something very wrong with the PDP presidential candidate in terms of his health and they don’t want the Nigerian public to know. God be with him.”

Shortly after Fani-Kayode’s allegation, Paul Ibe, Atiku’s spokesman, released a statement saying his principal travelled to Europe to meet a business partner.

“The former Vice President travelled last night on a scheduled trip to meet with the technical partners of one his business entities that was impacted by the Covid-19 global lockdown and the consequent economic downturn,” Ibe said.

Daniel Bwala, one of the spokesmen of the Atiku presidential campaign, also shared on Twitter pictures of the former vice president “having a chat with foreign media” in Paris, France on Tuesday, 18 October.

The tweet reads: “Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of PDP alongside his team in Paris, France today in a chat with foreign media.”