The Learner

By Muhsin Ibrahim People have spread false news about General Muhammadu Buhari's death a million times. At one point, many claimed–and several others believed–that he had actually died and was replaced by a body-double called Jibril from Sudan. The real Buhari has today passed on. He was 82. This is yet another reminder to us all that we will leave this world; it is simply a matter of time. Another reminder is that we will only die when our appointed time comes, because many have wished Buhari dead for several years, for several reasons. The man often reappeared looking even more refreshed than before. Not any longer. Buhari's presidency (2015-2022) shattered the image we had of him. If he had not been elected president not once but twice, we might have been mourning the death of our Mandela. Instead, we are mourning the death of just a former president today. They say we shouldn't speak ill of the dead, and that is quite right. We will also die; we would not want the livin...