Reno Omokri, former aide of ex-president Goodluck
Jonathan, has taken a swipe at Femi Adesina,
spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari, who said
Nigerians did not trust the immediate past
administration.
Adesina had said Nigerians did not resent the hike in
the price of fuel because they trust Buhari.
But in a statement on Friday, Omokri said Adesina
statement was only propaganda along the lines of lies
and deceit.
He said Nigerians did not protest against the fuel price
hike by the Buhari administration as a result of fear.
“First of all, it was not Nigerians that rose up again the
Jonathan administration when that government
increased the price of petrol on January 1, 2012. It
was actually members of the All Progressive Congress
who sponsored the protests,” Omokri said
“Nigerians have not so soon forgotten how chieftains
of the opposition party went to the Gani Fawehinmi
freedom park, Ojota, Lagos, where they attracted
crowds by inviting top musicians to perform and giving
out free food and drinks.
“If anyone cares to Google the pictures of that event,
they will see pictures of people who are currently on
president Buhari’s media team directing protesters at
that event.
“On December 15, 2015, the Nigerian army, under
President Muhammadu Buhari’s command, killed 347
unarmed Shi’ite men, women, children and infants and
buried them in a mass grave as revealed by the panel
of inquiry instituted by the Kaduna state government.
“The excuse given by the military for this massacre
was that the Shi’ites had blocked a road during one of
their procession and this allegedly affected a trip by
the chief of army staff.
“After killing his followers and destroying their place of
worship, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the spiritual leader
of the Nigerian Shi’ite community, was illegally and
unconstitutionally detained and has not been seen or
heard of in public since December 15, 2015.
“So when the Buhari administration increased the
pump price of petrol, Nigerians wisely reasoned that if
the Buhari administration can kill 347 unarmed Shi’ite
men, women, children and infants for blocking a road,
it would be suicidal to give them an opportunity to do
the same thing to them on a wider scale.
“So, Femi should spare us his propaganda and accept
the truth that he is the mouthpiece of a murderous
regime sustained by propaganda and surviving on
corruption.”
TheCable
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