wishing the president dead. He went ahead to describe them as
swindlers, inhuman, evil, wicked and liars.
Adesina, in a statement, wondered why some people take delight in
wishing the President dead.
Citing last weekend’s rumour of the death of Buhari especially in the
social media, he said:
“They showed their pernicious hands again last Sunday, and have
been on the prowl since then, roaring like a lion, seeking who to
devour.
“Purveyors of death they are, and they have killed President Buhari
many times over, cloned the websites of international media houses
to announce the hoax, but their wishes did not become horses, so
they remain stranded, with nothing to ride.
“Between January 19 this year, when the President first proceeded
on vacation, and March 10, when he returned, they had announced
his demise many times.
“They even created apocryphal images and footages to back up
their inhuman claims, but God showed them He was the ultimate.
The Real Deal, the Special One.
“President Buhari came back alive, and disclosed that he would still
return to London at a later date for medical follow-up. He eventually
left on the night of Sunday, May 7.
“They saw the Deux ex machina, the Invisible Hands of God,
between January and March, but they are so steeped and marooned
in unbelief, evil wishes and malediction, that they have started all
over again. Last Sunday, they cloned popular websites for the
umpteenth time, using them to announce the figment of their
diseased imagination. They learnt nothing, and forgot nothing from
the immediate past experience.”
He said that while the vocal minority indulged in their wishful
thinking, “millions upon millions of Nigerians love President Buhari.
They love his simplicity, his forthrightness, incorruptibility, love of
country, and many other virtues.
“And they are praying. Bombarding heaven with petitions. Baba o,
Baba o, Baba o. Olorun da Baba si fun wa, Baba o, Baba o, Baba o.
Olorun da Baba si fun wa. Oh God, spare our Baba, the father of the
country. Spare him for us, O Lord we pray. And Heaven is listening
to the supplications. We await the full manifestation.
“Millions of us can follow Baba blindfolded into battle. We love him
that much, and it is within our rights. But have you seen a man ever
loved by everybody? Show me.
“Even if you feed an entire city daily, some people still won’t like
your guts. So, those who are not Buharists have a right to their
convictions. But must any human being be hateful to the point of
wishing another person dead, and indeed broadcasting a death that
never happened?”
Not done with them, Adesina added: “Shame. Shame upon evil
wishers, purveyors of lies and wickedness. Do they have blood
running in their veins at all? Do they realize that wishing another
person dead, is sin before God? Yet they go to churches, mosques,
and other worship houses. Who are they worshiping? The Unknown
God.
“Why do some people, a tiny but vocal minority, wish the President
dead? Do they know that if God wills, the man they wish dead could
outlive them by many years?
“There was a lady who was very active on social media in 2015,
before the presidential election of that year. She was in the league
of anti-Buhari elements. Oh, he was too old. Oh, he was sickly. Yes,
he would soon die.
“The lady was rabidly pontifical in her convictions, parading herself
as someone with a charmed life, who would live forever. And then, it
happened! Sometime last year, she died! When I saw the news
online, I just shook my head, and prayed for the repose of her soul. I
did not gloat. No need to. Not in her wildest imagination could she
have thought that she would pre-decease President Buhari.
“But who has the final say? Jehovah has the final say. The breath of
man is in his nostrils, and God can decide to extinguish his candle
at anytime. Jehovah has the final say. It is not by age, not by how
healthy you seem, or how sickly you are. It’s a lesson some people
have not learnt. They learn nothing, and forget nothing."