Buhari Speaks On Death Rumour, Being Jubril From Sudan

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the claims that he was dead and being replaced by a Jubril from Sudan. 

The president bemoaned that some Nigerians have a way of creating humour to feast on something they do not understand.

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He described the claim that he was dead and his supposed body double, ‘Jibril Aminu from Sudan’ as the one occupying the presidential villa in Aso Rock, as an expensive but funny joke.

He also said some Nigerians are skilled in creating humour to feast on something they do not understand or comprehend.

He described the rumour of being Jubril From Sudan as the work of some mischief makers to demonstrate their cheekiness.

Buhari reacted to the claim in a documentary shown on Friday night at a private dinner organised by his family and very close associates, marking his 80th birthday tagged “Celebrating a Patriot, a Leader, an elder statesman”.

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.

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“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.”

President Buhari revealed that he lost two of his children by his late wife to sickle cell anaemia and that was why when he wanted to remarry, he insisted the second wife must be AA genotype so that his children will not inherit the S from his AS genotype.