Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has spoken out against rumours of President Muhammadu Buhari’s supposed death.
Obasanjo also said that he himself had been rumoured dead twelve times.
The former president made the comments via a statement released by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi on Friday, February 3.
The statement reads in part:
“If you don’t like him, wait for another election, not going about to say he is dead. No matter his health situation, we should pray for him to recover quick and come back more stronger and better. For anyone wishing him dead, such person or group of persons are callous, wicked and treacherous.”
“I was also rumored to have died almost 12 times. I don’t know what they derive from doing so, but, they should seek for forgiveness.
“Even if we know that the President is sick, he is in a better position to know what to say or what to do and not wishing him dead. We should just stop politicizing everything, especially with the elderly in the country.”
The death rumours have been spreading since Buhari left the country for a medical vacation in London.
The Presidency has denied the rumours severally insisting that the president is only taking a much needed break from his official duties.
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