Man Who Drank, Bath Gutter Water for Buhari’s 2019 Re-Election Withdraws Loyalty, Sends Strong Message

Man Who Drank, Bath Gutter Water for Buhari’s 2019 Re-Election Withdraws Loyalty, Sends Strong Message

  • The young man took his bath and drank gutter water to celebrate President Muhammadu Buhari's re-election in 2019 and has withdrawn his loyalty
  • Four years after the infamous celebration, the young man said he is no longer a supporter of President Buhari
  • While giving reasons for his decision, he said the President nor his party cared about him after the celebration

Aliyu Mohammed Sani, a young man who celebrated President Muhammadu Buhari's victory most bizarrely by drinking and bathing with gutter water, has expressed his regrets.

As reported by the Vanguard newspaper, Sani has now publicly denounced and withdrawn his support and loyalty to President Buhari.

President Buhari
Sani says he has dumped the APC and President Buhari because they did not care about him. Photo: President Muhammadu Buhari, Aliyu Muhammed Sani
Source: Facebook

While speaking to journalists in Bauchi on Thursday, March 23, he said:

“My name is Aliyu Mohammed Sani, popularly known as Ali Gayu Na Baba Buhari, but that was in the past.

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“Almost everybody is aware that when Muhammadu Buhari won the 2019 election, I took bath and drank from the gutter in celebration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s election victory,”

Expressing his regrets for going to an extreme length to show his loyalty and support for the President, he stated that his actions were not appreciated, and neither did any political chieftain from the ruling party look out for him.

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He revealed that only Alhaji Musa Azare, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), looked out for him throughout that period.

Sani said:

“The reason why I dumped the APC is, despite the widespread reports of my action in the media, they didn’t care about me.

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“He (Azare) was happy to have come and met me in good condition because there were speculations that I died as a result of drinking from the gutter, but after confirming that I was fine, he even gave me a token.”

Man who trekked for Buhari says people thought he made big money

Meanwhile, Dahiru Buba, the Nigerian man who carried out an endurance walk for Buhari after he won the 2015 presidential election, said he never regretted doing so.

Without a job and many mouths to feed, the 50-year-old man said he did not come into wealth after the walk as many thought.

Buba complimented the president, saying he is a figure the masses love and someone with remarkable integrity.

Source: Legit.ng

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Segun Adeyemi (Current Affairs and Politics Editor) Segun Adeyemi is a journalist with over 9 years of experience as an active field reporter, editor, and editorial manager. He has had stints with Daily Trust newspaper, Daily Nigerian, and News Digest. He currently works as an editor for Legit.ng's current affairs and politics desk. He holds a degree in Mass Communication (Adekunle Ajasin University). He is a certified digital reporter by Reuters, AFP and the co-convener of the annual campus journalism awards. Email: segun.adeyemi@corp.legit.ng.