Former Presidential Aide, Reno Omokri, has called the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to order over his statements against Nigeria’s immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan.
Kanu while speaking with the Sun over the weekend had described Jonathan as a “weak and incompetent” President, who did nothing for the South East, even though the region claimed he was one of their own.
The IPOB leader also claimed that Jonathan’s wife, Patience, would have been a better president than her husband.
He said:
“Jonathan is my uncle, yes. I was one of those who said Jonathan’s tenure was more or less an Igbo presidency; it’s on record I said that. But, he knew I never liked his regime because he was weak and incompetent.
“I don’t support evil; if you do good, I will tell you, if you do bad, I will say it the way it is; I don’t curry favours. He was weak, I said I wish it was aunty Patience Jonathan who was in-charge, she would have done better.
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“Look at where Jonathan dropped us today; he never finished building the East/West Road, but, he built a railway line from Abuja to Kaduna, so they will love him.
“Who told you that if they did not love Zik, that they will love you?”
Reacting to the statement, Reno urged the IPOB leader not to destroy the popularity he is currently enjoying by making unguarded statements.
Mr Omokri also maintained that Kanu was wrong to have described the former President as weak and incompetent. He advised Kanu to learn what leadership entails.
Speaking via his Facebook page, he wrote:
“In my widely published article advising Ndi’Igbo, I said the Igbo often mistake discretion for weakness. Nnamdi Kanu proves my point!
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“Calling Dr. Goodluck Jonathan weak and incompetent is just a manifestation of what I wrote about. Nnamdi Kanu needs to understand something about leadership. Leadership is a platform that gives you the opportunity to increase your influence or reduce it until it is eliminated.
“Upon his release, public sympathy for him increased his influence. The successful sit at home further increased it. However, his utterances since then have been steadily reducing his influence.
“I know Chief Femi Fani-Kayode very well. He will soon hear the things Nnamdi Kanu said about the Yorubas. He has already heard about the things Nnamdi Kanu said about Jonathan.
“It will not be very long before Nnamdi Kanu loses one of his most valiant non-Igbo supporters. Apparently, what the Nigerian government couldn’t do to Nnamdi Kanu, Nnamdi Kanu is using his own mouth to do to himself!”
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