The Sudanese Jubril Buhari tells Nigerians that the joke is not amusing.

The joke about President Muhammadu Buhari being replaced by Jibril from Sudan, according to the president, was offensive.

The President made this remark in a documentary that was shown during a dinner celebrating his 80th birthday on Friday, December 23, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meal was hosted by his family and very close friends and was dubbed “Celebrating A Patriot, a Leader, an Elder Statesman.”

Some Nigerians said that Buhari was “not a funny joke” and assumed he had long since passed away and been replaced with a dummy called “Jibril of Sudan.”

The President said that the malicious rumor was the product of few troublemakers who benefited from their ignorance.

When asked about the rumor in the documentary interview, Buhari said, “Yes! People have claimed that I am from Sudan. I didn’t give the name any thought. Nigerians like to explain themselves in sneaky ways.

When asked whether he thought these references were humorous, he said,

“No. Because the people who made such statements were just trying to be cheeky, it is not humorous. They seek to deflect attention away from the crucial matter.

“Our biggest concern is building the infrastructure and educating people about the necessity to work hard if they want to live comfortably. Without winning the respect of their community or anything else, they just want to enjoy life.