Buhari described as “not a funny joke,” claims by some Nigerians that he had long died and was replaced by a body double named ‘Jubril of Sudan.’
By Jeffrey Agbo
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his displeasure over remarks that he had long died and was replaced with a certain Jubril from Sudan.
Buhari addressed the matter for the first time personally in a documentary played at a private dinner in Aso Villa organised by his family and close associates to mark his 80th birthday.
He 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.”
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Buhari described as “not a funny joke,” claims by some Nigerians that he had long died and was replaced by a body double named ‘Jubril of Sudan.’
The Nigerian leader said the rumour was the handiwork of some mischief makers who thrived on what they did not understand.
In the documentary interview, Buhari responded to a question about the rumour saying, “Yes! People said I am somebody (Jubril) from Sudan. I didn’t bother with the name. Nigerians have mischievous ways of explaining themselves.”
Asked if he found such allusions to be funny, he said, “No. It is not funny because those who made those statements 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.”