Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has reacted to the endorsement of Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Peter Obi by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
The endorsement has however triggered attacks from the camps of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the person of Obasanjo.
According Reno: “I urge anyone who attacked President Obasanjo for endorsing Peter Obi to consider apologising to him. Obasanjo has done so much for Nigeria in peace and war. Whether or not we agree with his stance, we must respect his sacrifices for Nigeria.
“Treat him with dignity! In 1983, Chuba Okadigbo described Nnamdi Azikiwe’s protest against alleged election rigging as “the rantings of an ant’ (he later denied it). Zik made a pronouncement on him that many people think affected his life. We must be careful before attacking people, like Obasanjo, who fought for our nation. It can have tragic consequences! If not for Obasanjo, there may be no Nigeria today. He led the troops that ended the civil war. He was the first Nigerian leader not to be overthrown or killed. He was the first President to handover to another President. Even if we disagree with him, we MUST respect him!”
