Jibril of Sudan: President Buhari Finally Spills on His Rumoured Death
- The viral rumour that President Muhammadu Buhari was dead and replaced with one Jibril of Sudan was a joke taken too far
- This was President Buhari's position during a special dinner on Friday, December 23, to mark his 80th birthday
- According to Buhari, the claim was fabricated by some mischievous persons who were plotting to distract Nigerians
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Abuja - President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the widespread rumour about his death and replacement with Jibril of Sudan.
During a documentary titled Celebrating a patriot, a leader, an elder statesman aired on Friday, December 23, at a private dinner organised by his family to celebrate his 80th birthday, President Buhari said the talk about Jubrin was a joke taken too far which he did not find funny, TheCable reports.
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The president sees the entire rumour as a ploy fabricated to distract Nigerians from the main issues at the time which were basically infrastructural development and a good life for citizens.
In his view, some Nigerians have a way of creating humour to dwell on when they lack understanding of some situations.
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He said:
“Yes! People said I am somebody from Sudan. I didn’t bother with the name. Nigerians have mischievous ways of explaining themselves.
“No. It’s not funny because those who made those statements, they 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.”
Pain, deep loss as death hits president Buhari's family
Hajiya Laraba Dauda, a niece of President Muhammadu Buhari, had been reported dead by reliable sources.
In a statement from the presidency, it was gathered that Labara left behind children and grandchildren.
The said statement released by a presidential media aide, Garba Shehu, on Thursday, December 8, said Buhari has condoled with his extended family members on the demise of his Laraba, who happens to be Mamman Daura's sister.
Late Laraba is survived by brothers and sisters, including Malam Mamman Daura, all of whom are presently in Daura, Katsina state, to mourn their loss.
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