Former Special Adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on
Electronic Media, Reno Omokri, has insisted that God used a national leader of
the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu to install Muhammadu Buhari as
President and not Northerners.
Omokri, a Pastor currently in the United States, US, made
the remark while reacting to comments by the Chairman of the Northern Elders
Forum, Ango Abdullahi saying the Acting President will not be allowed to
succeed Buhari in 2019 should the President die.
Abdullahi stressed that the Northern region must be allowed
to field a presidential candidate through the All Progressives Congress, APC,
in 2019 should Buhari fail to seek re-election.
He, also, noted that in the situation of any eventuality,
Osinbajo should be allowed to complete the current tenure but will not be
allowed to contest in 2019.
But, Omokri, in his reaction, warned against such remark
stressing that should such crisis break out “today or in 2019,” the North will
be the most affected region.
Omokri, who took to his Facebook Wall wrote: “Ango Abdullahi
has no basis for saying that the North would not allow Professor Yemi Osinbajo
succeed Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. The North does not decide for Nigeria.
“Nigerians decide for Nigeria. What Ango Abdullahi seems to
have forgotten is that it was Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu that God used to make
Muhammadu Buhari President in 2015.
“If the Northern Elders Forum could have made Buhari
President, they would have done so in 2003, 2007 and 2011 when Buhari tried
unsuccessfully to become President.
“Nigeria has changed. Unfortunately, people like Ango
Abdullahi and Junaid Mohammed, who add very little value to Nigeria and exist
only to make provocative statements, should realize that should their words
precipitate crisis today or in 2019, both they and those they represent will be
the biggest losers because they have more to gain from a united and peaceful
Nigeria founded on the rule of law than others.”
By Seun Opejobi
