The pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, over his remark linking the proposed “starvation protest” to the Labour Social gathering presidential candidate within the 2023 common elections, Peter Obi.
The group urged Onanuga to make use of his place because the presidential spokesman to handle starvation and hardship presently dealing with the nation in the meanwhile.
The Vice-president, Ohanaeze Worldwide, Damian Okeke-Ogene, who spoke to journalists throughout a press convention in Awka, Anambra State, on Tuesday, mentioned linking Obi to the “ugly scenario” in Nigeria was completely uncalled for and unacceptable.
Okeke-Ogene berated Onanuga for urging Nigerians to carry the previous Anambra governor accountable for no matter disaster that will emanate from the upcoming deliberate starvation/hardship protest slated for August 1-10, 2024, throughout the nation.
He mentioned, “Onanuga ought to focus extra on easy methods to alleviate the sufferings of Nigerians reasonably than pointing accusation fingers towards an harmless Nigerian. His utterances that accusing Obi of planning mayhem within the nation, is extremely condemnable.
“It’s excessive time the President cautioned Mr Onanuga for his unguided utterances towards Peter Obi. Moderately than making such feedback, Onanuga ought to use his place because the presidential spokesman to focus extra on making Nigeria an important place for all, regardless of tribe, ethic and non secular affiliations.”
Whereas calling on Igbos residing in different elements of the nation to focus extra on easy methods to defend their properties reasonably than involving within the forthcoming deliberate protest nationwide, the Ohanaeze chieftain additionally appealed to the President to launch the chief of Indigenous Folks of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from detention.
He lamented the continual detention of Kanu on the DSS custody regardless of the courts within the nation liberating him.