Amidst rumours that several political and billionairing Nigerian bigwigs have been infected with the Covid-19 virus, many news media houses and bloggers are jittery with anticipation.

Some of these have gone so far as to point fingers and name names, including All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Asiwaju Tinubu, in the Has-Coronavirus list. Tinubu has finally responded, doing so in sublime fashion: with a picture worth a thousand words.

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has brought the reports of his ill health to an end. This he did when he uploaded a picture showing him sitting between the monarch of Ikateland, Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi, and Lagos State Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola (HMO).

Smiling alongside Elegushi and HMO, Tinubu is obviously vacationing—not languishing in a London hospital as rumours claim.

Recall that Tinubu has been the subject of the Covid-19 malaise since top political shots fell victim to it in 2020. The buzz increased to a new decibel at the close of the year, with some folks even stating that they have seen Tinubu receiving treatment at a hospital in France. Later, the rumours adjusted the location of Tinubu’s purported confinement, that he had been moved to—or had always been in—London, still receiving treatment for Covid-19.

Although Tinubu’s family and friends have done their bit to rebut the claim, the rumours have only now begun to subside because of the photo showing a ruddy Tinubu with Oba Elegushi and HMO. It remains a thing of conjecture as to whether the rumours will continue to taper off, or some other ‘news’ will emerge to contradict Tinubu’s evident top health condition.

In any case, Tinubu’s name and reputation have been used as boxing dummies for all kinds of rumours long before there was a mention of his being a presidential candidate. Now that his possible candidacy is staring one in the face, one expects hearsays flying everywhere. What is a man to do?

In the meantime, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is as fit as a fiddle.