How will Buhari die and we will not know that Buhari has died - Obasanjo finally reacts to rumours that President Buhari has long died

 

The conspiracy theory that the Muhammadu Buhari elected President in 2015 is long dead and has been replaced by a certain Jubril from Sudan, has been told and retold across the country and beyond.⁣

The tale was first spun and given oxygen by Nnamdi Kanu who heads the proscribed secessionist Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).⁣

It is not uncommon to hear Nigerians sharing the story of a 'Buhari body double in Aso Rock' on the streets, in the marketplaces, at the malls and in offices, as loudly as they can.⁣

And now former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has described the tale as the most ridiculous and insane stuff he's ever heard.⁣

Obasanjo has also cited the Jubril-from-Sudan clone tale as one of the ills of social media in the modern era.⁣

Obasanjo says he was approached by one highly placed person on the Jubril-from-Sudan clone tale.⁣

“Somebody came to me, a very high hub person, saying tell me about this talk of Buhari not being Buhari.⁣

“I said ‘do you believe them?’ He said, ‘well, it is in the social media. I said ‘how will Buhari die and we will not know that Buhari has died and they will bring us, somebody, from Sudan to be Buhari?’⁣

“It’s ridiculous to the extreme. But you have it in the social media and you see people believing it,” Obasanjo says.⁣

The former president would go on to lecture on the responsible use of social media platforms.⁣

“Social media is good, but it can be abused. We have to train our youths and our children about the dangers of social media,” he submits.⁣

Watch the video below:

Buhari reaction to his 'death'⁣:

In 2018, President Buhari laughed off rumours that he is dead and has been replaced with a body double.⁣

“One of the questions that came up today in my meeting with Nigerians in Poland was on the issue of whether I‘ve been cloned or not.⁣

“The ignorant rumours are not surprising — when I was away on medical vacation last year a lot of people hoped I was dead," he said.⁣

The president added that: “I can assure you all that this is the real me. Later this month I will celebrate my 76th birthday. And I’m still going strong!”⁣