Forget Northern Votes – Reno Omokri, Sarki Slam Peter Obi Over Absence at Buhari’s Burial

Former presidential aide Reno Omokri and northern youth activist Sarki have criticised Labour Party presidential hopeful Peter Obi for failing to attend the burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari, held on Tuesday in Daura, Katsina State.

The burial, which drew dignitaries including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former vice presidents Atiku Abubakar and Yemi Osinbajo, and several other top figures, notably did not include Obi among its attendees.

Reacting in separate statements on X, both Omokri and Sarki accused Obi of showing disregard for northern Nigeria, suggesting that his absence could hurt his chances in the 2027 presidential election.

Omokri described Obi’s non-attendance as revealing and accused him of being insincere about national unity.

> “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was in Daura from beginning to end, showing his personal devotion to General Muhammadu Buhari and his commitment to the North. Arewa, remember who was not there!” Omokri wrote.
“On October 19, 2024, during General Gowon’s 90th birthday, Peter Obi called him ‘an enemy’ to be forgiven. His exact words. And today, when General Buhari, the successor to Ahmadu Bello, was being buried, Peter Obi was nowhere to be found.
“Meanwhile, last week, he said Nnamdi Kanu’s trial ‘makes no sense.’ Again, these are his exact words. This is the same Nnamdi Kanu who says the vilest things about Arewa and lied that General Buhari died in 2017 and was replaced by a clone from Sudan named Jubril.
“Arewa, isn’t the handwriting on the wall clear? In 2027, Nigeria needs a truly Nigerian president in Aso Rock, not a pretender whose true allegiance lies elsewhere.”