Rumours and denial of rumours of the death of President Muhammadu Buhari has sparked another war of words between some prominent aides of politicians.
Aides and supporters of President Buhari, as well as that of former President Goodluck Jonathan, and Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose have been throwing verbal banters at each other over the rumour, and
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Trouble started when Senior Special Adviser to the president on Media and Publicity, Malam Shehu Garba in reacting to rumours that President Buhari had passed on at a London Clinic, said, “He (Buhari) is unlike a past President who was at Ota, w/ Chief Obj & attending the Trump inauguration in D.C, being in two places at the same time!”
Garba’s comment was seen by many as a jibe at former President Jonathan, who on Friday was reported to have paid a visit to Former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his country home in Otta, Ogun state.
Jonathan was also reported by some media outfits to have been in Washington D.C for the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
However, Garba’s veiled punch was not taken lightly by Reno Omokri, former Special Assistant to ex-President Jonathan on New Media, who tweeted at Garba thus: “@GarShehu we know that your boss has reduced the naira to its lowest level ever, but you do not have to go this low!”.
On his part, Lere Olayinka, also an aide to Fayose on new media tweeted at Garba saying: “Tweeting from Burukutu joint as usual. Nonsense!”
Olayinka went further to also throw a punch at Tolu Ogunlesi, a Buhari supporter, saying “That news of @MBuhari death must have been spinned to shift our attention as usual. @ogundamisi is based in UK and http://metro-UK.com ??”.
According to him, “And they succeeded in taking our minds off the IDP “accidental” airstrike that left over 200 dead and the over N3bn Aso Rock Clinic budget narrative”.
In reply to another twitter user, Oke Umurhohwo, that said “Both Garba Shehu and Tolu Ogunlesi are petty and their behavior have really been unpresidential. Shame!, Olayinka said, “It is not only @GarShehu and @toluogunlesi that are petty, most @APCNigeria supporters are empty heads”.
His tweets were in reply to Ogunlesi’s which said: “So the PDpigs faked a @MetroUK website same way they faked @vanguardngrnews website and killed @MBuhari in their dreams. Try harder clowns”.
He also said to Olayinka: Dear @GovAyoFayose the news your man Friday @OlayinkaLere is busy circulating is FAKE. You have been DUPED. @MBuhari is ALIVE!”.
Even as the top aides continue their banters, their supporters have also joined the fray, sending twitter into a frenzy with their abuses and jibes at each other and their principals.
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