- Adesina said the pervasive claim of a clone – Jubril of Sudan – of his ex-principal was ridiculous.
Femi Adesina, the former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari says his principal was never at any point in time replaced with a clone or a doppelgänger.
Adesina said the pervasive rumour of a clone – Jubril of Sudan – of his ex-principal was ridiculous.
Adesina revealed this in his book, titled ‘Working with Buhari: Reflections of a Special Adviser, Media and Publicity (2015 – 2023).
The former presidential aide stated that upon his return from a foreign medical trip on August 19, 2021, rumour began to spread that the erstwhile President wasn’t the real tall, lanky, Daura-born ex-military leader, but rather his clone called ‘Jubril of Sudan.’
Adesina recalled that the day the President returned, he (Adesina) had earlier attended the wedding of the daughter of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin.
He wrote, “For such outings, 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.”
The former aide stated that Buhari shook hands with everyone, and when it got to his turn, the ex-military leader complimented him, saying, “Adesina, this is the best I have seen you dressed,” and they laughed at the joke as Buhari was fond of wisecracks.
Adesina added, “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.”
He queried that if the “person was a certain Jubril, how did he know my name, and commenting on my dressing?”
“Pathetic people. Pitiable,” he added