President Muhammadu Buhari has called the assertion that he was deceased and that his alleged body double, “Jibril Aminu from Sudan,” was the one residing in the presidential house in Aso Rock, a pricy but amusing joke.
In a video that was aired on Friday night as part of a private dinner celebrating Buhari’s 80th birthday and themed “Celebrating a Patriot, a Leader, an elder statesman,” the president responded to the accusation.
The President claimed that some Nigerians are adept at making humor out of things they do not grasp or understand.
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He said that the rumor was created by certain troublemakers to show off their cheek.
Asked by the interviewer if he heard about the crazy rumour a while back that he was not Buhari, he replied smiling, “Yes! People said I am somebody from Sudan. I didn’t bother with the name. Nigerians have mischievous ways of explaining themselves.”
Asked how he finds such things funny, the President said: “No. it’s not funny because those who made those statements, just want to be cheeky. They want to distract attention from the main issue.
“Our main issue is to do the infrastructure, make people aware that they need to work hard to live well. They just want to enjoy life without earning the respect of their community and so on.”
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu has in many of his radio broadcast alleged President Buhari has long died and is being impersonated by a certain Jibrin of Sudan.
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Kanu, however tried to prove his statement by posting pictures to authenticate his claim. A move that irked President Buhari, hence he said ‘It’s not funny’.
Buhari also said that he will not miss Aso Rock all that much because he is being harassed and that not everyone is appreciative of his attempts to improve the nation.
Buhari said: “I wonder if I am going to miss much. I think I’m being harassed. I believe I’m trying my best but still, my best is not good enough. Because there are people around that think that they can intimidate me to get what they want instead of going through certain systems to earn whatever they want to earn. And they are some people who want to be clever by half.”
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