Reno Omokri, a former aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has launched a scathing critique on Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo in the aftermath of the latter’s presidential declaration, IgbereTV reports
Omokri made his stance known on Wednesday during a live interview on AriseTV monitored by IgbereTV.
Osinbajo, on Monday, had publicly declared his intention to vie for the office of the Presidency despite the well-publicized moves being made in that regard by his former mentor and boss, Bola Tinubu, who also doubles as the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In the aftermath of the Vice-President’s declaration, Tinubu met with members of the Progressive Governors Forum at the Kebbi State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja.
While fielding questions from journalists, he was asked to react to the declaration of Osinbajo, whom the reporter referred to as his “son”. The former Lagos State governor said, “I don’t have any son grown up enough to make such declaration.”
In his statement during the interview on AriseTV, Omokri noted that the Vice-President “owes his political achievement to Tinubu and he was nominated as a Vice-President to be a placeholder.”
He further slammed Osinbajo’s declaration, calling it “empty” while noting that it was more of a threat since he pledged to continue from where President Muhammadu Buhari stopped.
“Recall in 2015 when Tinubu was kicked out due to Muslim/Muslim which was why Osinbajo emerged. He was a mere civil servant and didn’t achieve anything on his own in politics. He owes his political achievement to Tinubu and he was placed there as a placeholder.
“You cannot have character without loyalty and Osinbajo is not loyal. You cannot rely on someone who is not loyal. Disloyalty never ends well and if you look at the country’s history, it doesn’t end well. Buhari probably assured him on the possibility of consensus, sidelining Tinubu in the process.
