Beyond The Serious Statesman, The Hidden Sense Of Humour Of Immediate Past President Buhari

Femi Adesina's Book Launch - Working With Buhari: Reflections Of A Special Adviser, Media & Publicity
"There have been quite a few books already written about President Buhari and they cover a lot of detail, a lot of it historical and of course, several about his numerous achievements since he first came into office in 1983.
But the reason why this personal account will be interesting for those who read it and I have had the particular good fortune of having read it before today, the reason why this is particularly interesting is that even after eight years of being President, President Buhari and so many books written after, remains an enigma to many Nigerians who want to understand, who really is President Buhari. Not the public persona, but who is he as a person.
I think Femi Adesina has done a great job, especially in covering an aspect of the former president that is not well known, which is his sense of humour, and his ability to tell a good joke and to take a good joke. His ability to laugh at himself.
I have a long repertoire of Buhari jokes and Femi has helped me to add a few more, and one day soon, we will launch a book this time, not “Working with Buhari”, but “Laughing with Buhari.”
But permit me to share a few anecdotes. Femi Adesina writes that on the day that the then President, President Buhari, on his first day in office at the Villa, requested him to meet with journalists accredited to the Villa at the State House Press Gallery.
The President came in, he shook hands with all the journalists, and as they introduced themselves, he had something to say to each of them. Then when Juliana Taiwo Obaloye introduced herself as representing Daily Sun newspapers, the President said, “warn your cartoonist, warn your cartoonist, my chin is not as long as he usually makes it!”
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