President Muhammadu Buhari has debunked the claim that he was dead and is now replaced with a Jibril Aminu from Sudan. He described the claim as a joke that was not funny.

Buhari stated this in a documentary at a private dinner organised by his family and very closed associates, to  mark his 80th birthday.

The President noted that some Nigerians have a way of creating humour to feast on something they do not understand, adding that the rumour that he was dead and one Jubril from Sudan was the work of of some mischief makers to demonstrate their cheekiness.

“Yes! People said I am somebody from Sudan. I didn’t bother with the name. Nigerians have mischievous ways of explaining themselves,” Buhari replied smiling.

When asked whether he finds such  things funny, the President said: “No. It’ is not funny because those who made those statement, 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.”

Buhari also added that he would not miss his office at Aso Rock too much.

“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,” Buhari asserted.

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