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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 16 Sep 2016

    Same words, eight years apart. Did President Buhari copy some of his speech from Obama? http://bbc.in/2cE5yeq pic.twitter.com/9l17G8khh9

    6:10 AM - 16 Sep 2016
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    • james otieno okolloh E.E. Schiemer My President is Julius Nyerere 🇰🇪 Sheryl Chukky Chief Perkins #GEMS #RunGo Retired Avenger Kayode Zeal
    92 replies 716 retweets 211 likes
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      2. GABRIEL KARIUKI‏ @KARIUKIGABRIEL 16 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        we focus much on unnecessary content other than getting the message

        7 replies 10 retweets 9 likes
      3. Ose Anenih‏ @Papadonkee 16 Sep 2016
        Replying to @KARIUKIGABRIEL @BBCAfrica

        Bros, plagiarism is a crime. It is intellectual property theft. How is theft by President Buhari "unnecessary"?

        4 replies 23 retweets 16 likes
      4. GABRIEL KARIUKI‏ @KARIUKIGABRIEL 16 Sep 2016
        Replying to @Papadonkee @BBCAfrica

        i don't find any plagiarism in Buhari's speech,at times we deliver similar messages & the choice of words may b same

        7 replies 5 retweets 4 likes
      5. Stephen  🇳🇬Emmanuel‏ @Emmysteve9 16 Sep 2016
        Replying to @KARIUKIGABRIEL @Papadonkee @BBCAfrica

        your stupidly has no cure. Check the meaning of plagiarism

        4 replies 6 retweets 8 likes
      6. GABRIEL KARIUKI‏ @KARIUKIGABRIEL 16 Sep 2016
        Replying to @Emmysteve9 @Papadonkee @BBCAfrica

        "your stupidly has no cure" is a common statement so have u plagiarized someone's content????

        4 replies 3 retweets 2 likes
      7. Stephen  🇳🇬Emmanuel‏ @Emmysteve9 16 Sep 2016
        Replying to @KARIUKIGABRIEL @Papadonkee @BBCAfrica

        it obvious you lack comprehension skills. Go find out the meaning of plagiarism

        0 replies 3 retweets 0 likes
      8. End of conversation
      1. Stephen  🇳🇬Emmanuel‏ @Emmysteve9 16 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Everything about PMB is fake including his NEPA bill certificate.

        0 replies 9 retweets 8 likes
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      1. OSONDU-AGWUIKE‏ @OsonduPhilips 16 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Why is this old man always embarrassing us?

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      2. Adetutu Balogun‏ @Tutsy22 16 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        #BringBackObamaSpeech 😂😂😂

        1 reply 5 retweets 10 likes
      3. Habeeb'Ola‏ @Mr_Olanrewaju 17 Sep 2016
        Replying to @Tutsy22 @BBCAfrica

        now that we have opened our yansh to the world,what happens next ?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Adetutu Balogun‏ @Tutsy22 17 Sep 2016
        Replying to @Mr_Olanrewaju @BBCAfrica

        then the world loan us a cloth to cover it.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Habeeb'Ola‏ @Mr_Olanrewaju 17 Sep 2016
        Replying to @Tutsy22 @BBCAfrica

        I think they will do otherwise

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. The Jonathanian‏ @The_Jonathanian 16 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        The question is why did #BuhariPlagiarizeObama? Confirm from graphicspic.twitter.com/Ktko6tEYcK

        0 replies 3 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Ataga‏ @ExplorerAtaga 16 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Lol! He did, with all manner of Integrity.

        1 reply 2 retweets 3 likes
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      2. AlphaFemale‏ @alpha_orikaeze1 16 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        I am not in a good mood but this got me rolling 😂😂😂

        1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
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      1. Liyel.‏ @DonRexEgbe 16 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Shame on Buhari and whosoever wrote the speech for him,one thing I know for sure is that Buhari knows next to nothing.

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      1. I am a god of God  🔴‏ @KolawoleIlori14 16 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        why act like David Axelrod's AKPD M&M got nothing on this? It's so 'conspicuous', & the loud silence is deafening. Plsss

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      1. Seni PINHEIRO‏ @seni_pinheiro 17 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        He ought to at least check dt d speech says what he wants to say & hpw he wants to say it. Did he sound lile himself to himself?

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