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Jonathan’s ex-aide, Omokri
under fire for saying Buhari for Muslims, Osinbajo for Christians
Nigerians have come
hard on Reno Omokri, a former News Media aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan
for allegedly working tirelessly to divide Nigeria along religious lines.
Youths who attacked
Omokri on Twitter said he was trying to ignite a civil war in Nigeria while
living in California with his family.
Omokri had written
on his official Twitter page that President Muhammadu Buhari is for the Muslims
while Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was for Christians.
The comment sparked
an outrage as he was accused of trying to turn the country’s dominant religions
against each other.
Omokri had also
claimed that President Buhari made efforts for the release of Zainab Aliyu, who
was wrongly accused to have transported Tramadol to Saudi Arabia, because she
was a Muslim while Leah Sharibu, a Christian who was abducted by Boko Haram
terrorists, was still in captivity.
Reacting to his
claims, James Sunday Akinloye said Omokri was suffering from a self-induced
post election traumatic stress disorder and that he needs to see a doctor.
He tweeted, “I must
tell you that those who listen and follow Omokri are merely doing so to be
entertained. We know Mr. Omokri don’t mean well for Nigeria. He only wants to
ruffle things up so that the unsuspecting can ignite a violence in our country.
“He has forgotten
so quickly that over 200 school girls were abducted during the Jonathan
government and it took Buhari/Osinbajo to reunite most of them with their
families.
He added that Mr.
Omokri’s attempt to draw comparison between legitimate government and a
terrorist sect was baseless to say the least. He urged Nigerians to steer clear
of Omokri and his ilk.
Also reacting on
Twitter, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who is the Senior Special Adviser to the
President on Foreign Relations and Diaspora, said it’s not true that the
Federal Government wasn’t working to have Leah Sharibu released.
“Leah’s case is
different. She is held captive by terrorists. The Buhari administration is not
leaving any stone unturned to get her back. We are optimistic she will return,”
she said.
Similarly, another
Twitter user, Bernard Okri, pointed out that both the President and Vice
President do not represent the interest of any religious groups as they were
both elected by Muslims and Christians.
“It’s petty that
Mr. Omokri is trying to draw a religious divide in Nigeria just because he
wants the country to burn. Nigerians should be weary of him and those who
reside in the United States but are strategising to make Nigeria burn,” he
said.
He also shamed
Omokri for trying to draw Kiki Osinbajo, the daughter of the Vice President
into the matter. “Mr. Omokri claims that he wants Ms. Sharibu rescued are lies.
He takes pictures and brandishes the good life he is living but will never
return to Nigeria to help free Leah Sharibu.”
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