- The founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, says Nigeria may be up for sale
- Bishop Oyedepo made the statement in reaction to a satirical piece by Professor Olatunji Dare that Nigeria is being rule by a clone of President Muhammadu Buhari
- The cleric misinterpreted the satirical piece, adding that Nigeria may be about to be recolonised the second time
Following a satire written by a columnist, Professor Olatunji Dare, about President Muhammadu Buhari's clone identified as Jubril from Sudan, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has said Nigeria may be up for sale.
Legit.ng gathers that in the satirical piece published in the Nations Newspaper of Tuesday, November 27, Jubril stated that President Buhari had died in the United Kingdom while undergoing medical treatment, and that the entrenched cabal had procured his clone in Sudan to preside over the affairs of Nigeria.
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Olatunji said that the representatives of the Jubril family showed up in Aso Rock and demanded a power-sharing arrangement at the federal level in perpetuity, plus 50% of Nigeria's oil revenue for ten years in the first instance.
The columnist wrote: "I can report authoritatively that representatives of the Jubril family, having discovered the gigantic swindle, suddenly showed up in Abuja the other day and demanded to be compensated with a power-sharing arrangement at the federal level in perpetuity, plus 50 percent of Nigeria’s oil revenues for ten years in the first instance. Failing this, they warned, they would tell their story to the whole world."
The cleric obviously was unaware that the piece was a satire and had reacted thus: "So far, to my knowledge, no official statement has refuted this claim, which simply implies Nigeria may truly be up for sale.
"The questions is, As now suddenly become a population of fools? I believe it's time to come away from our slumber and salvage this nation from slavery. If this evil tide is not dealt with quickly, Nigeria may be about to be recolonised the second time, and this time by another African country. What a shame, and what a misfortune that would be, God forbid."
Oyedepo, therefore, called on President Buhari to address the nation on the issue of being cloned, saying "but if the president wold not address the nation on a subject as sensitive as this, it must have been proved beyond any iota of doubt that maybe he is not our president."
Satire is a genre of literature which employs the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule in order to expose and criticise people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
Below is the full satirical piece by Professor Olatunji Dare that the cleric misinterpreted.
"In journalistic reckoning, the case of Buhari’s Double has to be the top item.
"Since 2017, so goes the tale reportedly originated by the fugitive leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) Nigeria has been ruled by a Buhari look-alike, Jubril al Sudan, a native of Sudan — or Niger, take your pick. Buhari had died in the UK in 2017, where he was undergoing medical treatment. Notwithstanding the fact that Queen Elizabeth had sent a message of condolence to the Nigerian government, the entrenched Cabal in Aso Rock had procured a Buhari double in Sudan, and pressed him into service as Nigeria’s president.
"Despite occasional stumbles and apparent loss of memory, the transition had gone so smoothly that the only tell-tale sign of the infernal switch was a scar on Jubril’s left earlobe that was not a part of Buhari’s profile.
"Kanu, or whoever began the tale, and those who have been peddling it, should update their material.
"I can report authoritatively that representatives of the Jubril family, having discovered the gigantic swindle, suddenly showed up in Abuja the other day and demanded to be compensated with a power-sharing arrangement at the federal level in perpetuity, plus 50 percent of Nigeria’s oil revenues for ten years in the first instance. Failing this, they warned, they would tell their story to the whole world.
"I can also reveal that the Nigerian authorities have entered into frantic negotiations with Jubril’s family to head off what is sure to earn a double entry in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s Dirtiest and Worst-kept Secret. The UK authorities are mediating.
"Meanwhile, dependable sources tell me that Abuja is close to unraveling the true identity of the fake Jew parading himself on faked foreign soil as Nnamdi Kanu."
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, December 2, finally reacted to insinuations that he may have been cloned and that he was not the actual person in Aso Rock as the nation’s leader.
According to President Buhari's assistant on new media, Bashir Ahmad, the president said he was alive and would soon celebrate his 76th birthday.
He said: "A lot of people hoped that I died during my ill health. It is real me... I will soon celebrate my 76th birthday and I will still go strong.”
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