Former presidential spokesperson, Reno Omokri, has called President Bola Tinubu a weak president for not clamping down on Nigerians calling for a military takeover of the country.
In a tweet on Sunday, Omokri wondered why those calling for a coup were still walking freely.
“I am for Waziri Atiku today and tomorrow. However, President Tinubu is showing too much weakness. How can there be a military coup in your next door neighbour, and prominent citizens, as well as influencers, are calling for a coup in the traditional and social media, and they are still sleeping in their houses?,” Omokri wrote.
“If I were the President, by now, such people would be in an underground DSS cell, where they won’t see sunlight for a week, and they will lose track of time before being hauled to a court to answer for treason charges. Nobody consolidates power by showing weakness. Nobody! Freedom of speech does not include calling for a military takeover. Buhari was a disaster in the area of the economy and security. Still, I have every confidence in him and President Obasanjo that if you tried this under them, you would pray for death because of what they will use their legal powers to do to you,” he added.
The former presidential spokesperson further suggested that niceness should not be one of the attributes of a president.
“If you want to be President of Nigeria, you cannot be nice.”
His remark comes amid fears of a coup in Nigeria as the wave of military takeovers continues to sweep across West African states.
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