I didn’t find calling me Jubril of Sudan funny joke – Buhari

President Buhari says the claim that he was dead and replaced by one Jibril from Sudan was cheeky, which he describes as a joke he did not find funny.

The President gave the view in a documentary shown at a dinner organised by his family and very closed associates, to celebrate his 80th birthday tagged “Celebrating A Patriot, a Leader, an Elder Statesman” at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Friday, December 23.

According to him, some Nigerians have a way of creating humor to feast on something they do not understand, saying the development was the handiwork of some mischief makers to demonstrate their cheekiness.

Asked by the interviewer if he heard about the crazy rumor a while back that he was not Buhari, he replied

“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 felt about such joke being passed around, the President said, “It’s not funny because those who made the statement, they just want to be cheeky. They want to distract attention from the main issues.”