Ex-British lawmaker who pronounced Buhari dead stirs new controversy, Nigerians react

Ex-British lawmaker who pronounced Buhari dead stirs new controversy, Nigerians react

The controversy stirred by Eric Joyce over the alleged death of President Muhammdu Buhari has continued to set social media agog.

Joyce, an ex-British parliamentarian, took to social media a few days ago announcing that Nigeria's president had passed on.

It must be noted that the news was strongly labelled as fake and Joyce got some bashing.

However the ex-parliamentarian has stirred yet another controversy.

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Ex-British lawmaker pronounces Buhari dead, Nigerians demand answers
Ex-British lawmaker pronounces Buhari dead, Nigerians demand answers

In the early hours of Monday, May 22, Joyce taunted Nigerians with a question regarding the president's health status.

Below is the tweet with which Joyce stirred the new controversy.

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Following his latest tweet, Nigerians are demanding answers, urging authorities to reply his comment and shut him up for good.

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Below is a Legit.ng video in which Nigerians react to calls that President Buhari should handover to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo based on health grounds.

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