Adebayo Adenrele
A Lawyer and Social Media Activist, Reno Omokri, has condemned Peter Obi for absolving the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of responsibility for the sit-at-home order in the Southeast.
Omokri, who took to his Twitter handle, noted that Obi ought to have condemned the vicious act that had claimed lives and property in the region.
He added that his decision to absolve them of responsibility made him the front leader of the vile actions instead of being aloof from any tribal-separatist movement.
According to him, “Peter Obi should never have released that tweet where he absolved IPOB of responsibility for the ongoing sit-at-home in the Southeast. From the bottom of my heart, this is not a jibe. This is a heartfelt message of concern. Peter ought to have condemned the sit-at-home and the insecurity and loss of lives and livelihoods it is causing and stopped there. By absolving IPOB of responsibility, he postured himself as if he were their spokesman.
“Obi may be right or wrong. But let IPOB speak for themselves. IPOB has a spokesman. Let the fellow do his job. It is not in the best interest of a politician aspiring to be Nigeria’s President to speak for a separatist body.
“Peter should be as far away from IPOB as Tinubu is from any Yoruba separatist movement. Let another person say it. Not you. Not you! You are too big for that. Or at least, you should be.
“If I were Peter, I would sack whoever counseled him to issue that tweet. Because his denial of IPOB’s responsibility would not be believed by the average Nigerian. Even people from geopolitical zones other than the Southeast will not believe it. In short, it was just unnecessary. The only people it helped are IPOB.”
