Saying Buhari’s Clone Was President Was Ridiculous – Femi Adesina

Femi Adesina, the former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari, has come out to say that the rumour of a clone – Jubril of Sudan – of his ex-principal was very ridiculous.

He recently had his say in his new book titled “Working with Buhari: Reflections of a Special Adviser, Media and Publicity (2015 – 2023),” and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, he remember people saying the man that returned to the country on that August 19 was not the real Buhari, but a clone named Jubril of Sudan, and he found it funny because a clone could not have known his name or complimented the change in his dressing.

Femi added that he found the wrong conclusion preposterous when he first heard it at the time.

His words, “For the wedding of the daughter of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, you needed the full Yoruba agbada, with cap to match. That was what I wore. From church and reception, I went straight to the airport, as the President was billed to land about 4 p.m. And when he did, we formed the usual reception line.

Buhari complimented me, saying, Adesina, this is the best I have seen you dressed, and they laughed at the joke as Buhari was fond of wisecracks.

When later, some people began to spread unfounded stories that the man that returned to the country on that August 19 was not the real Buhari, but a clone, named Jubril of Sudan, I just found it preposterous, even otiose.

If the person was a certain Jubril, how did he know my name, and commenting on my dressing?

Pathetic people. Pitiable.”