Abdulsalami Abubakar Playfully Rebukes Obasanjo With Yoruba In Ethiopia (Video)

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President Muhammadu Buhari met former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Abdulsalami Abubakar at the opening session of the 30th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia over the weekend.

The exchange took place in the presence of President Muhammadu Buhari who was laughing heartily at a joke being told by Obasanjo.

However, it was Abubakar who caught attention after playfully rebuking former president Olusegun in the Yoruba language.

 

The former president had been sharing a joke with Buhari when newsmen wanted to take pictures of the three leaders together but could not as a result of Obasanjo’s position.

 

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Abubakar then playfully scolded him in Yoruba: “Kilode na?” which translates to “What is going on?”

This elicited laughter from both Buhari and Obj.

Watch the video below:

Source: TheCable

Abdulsalami Abubakar is a retired Nigerian Army General who was Military Head of State from 9 June 1998 until 29 May 1999. He succeeded Sani Abacha upon Abacha’s death. During his leadership, Nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections.

Chief Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo, GCFR, is a former Nigerian Army general who was President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007.

Born in Abeokuta, south-west Nigeria.

1958: Joined the army and received training in Nigeria and abroad. A 21-year military career included serving in the UN peacekeeping mission in former Zaire and commanding the 3rd Marine Commando Division during Nigeria’s 30-month Biafran civil war (1967-70).

1975: Appointed works and housing minister, later becoming chief of staff, supreme headquarters.

1976-79: Became Nigeria’s military ruler following the assassination of General Murtala Muhammad.

 

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