Femi Adesina, former Particular Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari from the speedy previous, has acknowledged that the rumor of a clone – Jubril of Sudan – of his ex-director was ridiculous.
Adesina revealed this in his e book titled 'Working with Buhari: Reflections of a Particular Adviser, Media and Publicity (2015 – 2023)' which was launched final Tuesday in Abuja.
The previous presidential aide acknowledged that upon his (Buhari) return from an abroad medical journey on August 19, 2021, a rumor started to flow into that the previous president was not the true tall, lanky, Daura-born ex-military chief, however slightly it was his clone referred to as 'Jubril of Sudan.'
Adesina recalled that the day the President returned, he (Adesina) had earlier attended the marriage of the daughter of a former Chief of Protection Employees, Common Gabriel Olonisakin.
“For such outings you wanted the complete Yoruba agbada, with an identical cap. That's what I wore. From the church and reception I went straight to the airport, because the President can be touchdown round 4pm. And when he did, we shaped the standard reception line,” Adesina wrote.
The previous aide acknowledged that Buhari shook fingers with everybody, and when it was his flip, the ex-military chief complimented him saying, “Adesina, that is the perfect I’ve ever seen you gown,” they usually laughed on the joke when Buhari was keen on jokes.
Adesina added: “When later some individuals began spreading unsubstantiated tales that the person who returned to the nation on August 19 was not the true Buhari however a clone referred to as Jubril of Sudan, I discovered it ridiculous, even pointless. ”
He questioned if the “individual was a sure Jubril, how did he know my identify and touch upon my garments?”
“Pathetic individuals. Too dangerous,” he added.
Adesina additional acknowledged that Buhari was beloved by the individuals as was evident when he drove by means of the airport to the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
He added that with the nice and cozy reception Buhari acquired that day, if he had contested for workplace once more, he would have received.
“The drive from Murtala Muhammed Airport to the Presidential Villa that day confirmed me that the President would win an election if he ran once more.
“Typically the gang was so uncontrollable that they seized the highway and compelled the convoy to crawl. They had been merely overjoyed to have their president again, a person they beloved a lot,” the e book stated.
Adesina additionally revealed in his e book how Buhari opposed the sacking of embattled Governor of the Central Financial institution of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over speculations over his presidential ambition within the current 2023 basic elections.
Buhari additionally reportedly stated he most well-liked to extradite the chief of the outlawed Indigenous Folks of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to face trial in Nigeria slightly than kill him.
Based on the e book, Buhari stated extraditing Kanu to Nigeria was a greater possibility than mobilizing assets to eradicate him.
