Former President Muhammadu Buhari has remained active on X, formerly Twitter, since handing over power to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on May 29, 2023.
While he has no fewer than 4.6 million followers on the microblogging app, Buhari follows only 29 accounts.
His wife and former First Lady Aisha Buhari, deactivated her account after the Nigerian government suspended Twitter in June 2021.
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So what are the 29 accounts Buhari follows? Here are all the accounts:
1. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar: (@atiku), Former Vice President of Nigeria. Waziri Adamawa, Businessman, Father and Philanthropist. PDP Presidential Candidate, 2023.
2 Government of Nigeria: (@NigeriaGov), official account of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
3. Presidency Nigeria: (@NGRPresident), Official Twitter Handle of the Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
4. Umaro Sissoco Embaló: (@USEmbalo), President of Guinea Bissau
5. Amina J Mohammed: (@AminaJMohammed), Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
6. Kashim Shettima: (@KashimSM), Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria and former Senator, Borno Central District as well as former Governor of Borno State
7. Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (@ProfIsaPantami), Professor of Cybersecurity, FUTO and Nigeria’s Minister of Communications & Digital Economy 2019-’23
8. Narendra Modi: (@narendramodi), Prime Minister of India
9. Nana Akufo-Addo: (@NAkufoAddo), Official Twitter account of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana.
10. Femi Adesina (@FemAdesina), Special Adviser on Media & Publicity to Former President Muhammadu Buhari.
11. Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (@OvieOmoAgege), Official account of Distinguished Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, Former Deputy President of the Senate, Federal Republic of Nigeria (Delta Central Sen District)
12. Femi Gbajabiamila (@femigbaja), Official handle of Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to Nigeria’s President, Speaker of 9th House of Representatives
13. Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan (@DrAhmadLawan), Official twitter account of Distinguished Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, Former President of the 9th Senate, Representing Yobe North Senatorial District.
14. Dr John Magufuli (@MagufuliJP), the Fifth President of the United Republic of Tanzania.
15. Macky Sall (@Macky_Sall), President of Sénégal
16. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim (@aguribfakim), First Female President of Mauritius,
17. Paul Kagame (@PaulKagame), President of the Republic of Rwanda
18. Garba Shehu (@GarShehu), Official Spokesperson to the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria President (SSA, Media & Publicity). (2015 – 2023)
19. Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks), former Minister of Education
20. Gyada Ibn Gyada (@Satundee), Introvert, entrepreneur, a humble man who believes in CHANGE
21. Adebola Williams (@DebolaLagos), CEO REDAfrica
22. Lọlá Shónẹ́yìn (@lolashoneyin), Director, Ake Festival and KabaFest, Founder, Ouidabooks
23. Kayode Fayemi (@kfayemi), Former Governor of Ekiti State, former Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum and President, Forum of Règions of Africa.
24. Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí (@ogundamisi), Commentator on Nigeria, international politics.
25. Tolu Ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi), former aide to former President Muhammadu Buhari
26. Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai (@elrufai), Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Founding Member, All Progressives Congress
27. Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki), 13th President of the Nigerian Senate & Chair of the 8th Nigerian National Assembly (2015 – 2019)
28. Bola Ahmed Tinubu (@officialABAT), President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR
29. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (@ProfOsinbajo), Former Vice President of Nigeria (2015-2023)
