Nwokobia: Onanuga’s Claim That Peter Obi Is Sponsoring Protests Shows He Loves Falsehood

The convener of the Country First Movement, Professor Chris Nwokobia has refuted claims made by Bayo Onanuga that Peter Obi Is complicit successful planned protests, asserting that determination is nary information to the accusations and that Onanuga’s statements lone amusement that helium loves “half truths and falsehoods.”

Onanuga, who serves arsenic the peculiar advisor connected Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu alleged that supporters of Peter Obi are down the projected nationwide protestation scheduled to clasp betwixt August 1 and 15 against the rising outgo of surviving and economical hardship successful the country. The statesmanlike adjutant claims that the organisers are the aforesaid individuals who hijacked the End SARS protestation of 2020 and are readying mayhem successful Nigeria, adding that Obi should beryllium held liable for anarchy due to the fact that his supporters are upset that their “Messiah” failed to triumph the presidency successful the 2023 predetermination and “as atrocious losers, they don’t person the patience to hold for different predetermination successful 2027,” truthful they are choosing to destabilise Nigeria ‘by staging a civilian coup against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”

However, Nwokobia came to the defence of Obi during an interrogation with ARISE NEWS connected Tuesday, saying that Obi has consistently been a “man of peace” who values owed process. He pointed retired that contempt “allegedly’ losing the election, Obi “did not telephone the radical retired to protest,” during the judicial process that followed, which makes it improbable helium would abruptly incite protests now.

“If there’s anybody stoking the occurrence oregon stoking the embers of struggle and crisis, it is Bayo Onanuga. When Bayo Onanuga refuses to recognize that the close to protestation and protestation is intrinsic successful the quality marque up, erstwhile helium fails to realise that the close to accidental nary and to disagree is recognised, enshrined and respected by the constitution of the national republic of Nigeria successful section 4, erstwhile helium fails to recognise that Nigerian radical person the close to disagree with authorities and erstwhile helium fails to realise that peaceful protestation is simply a universally protected close and decides to allege that those who are down the protestation inactive successful the mill are the Obidients, the IPOB radical and if you like, sponsored, machinated and manipulated by Peter Gregory Obi, it shows the information that helium loves fractional truths and falsehood.”

Nwokobia emphasised that absorption is simply a important facet of patriotism, and criticising the authorities does not equate to inciting anarchy. He highlighted that the existent generation, peculiarly the Gen Z population, is reacting to genuine grievances specified arsenic inflation, unemployment, and mediocre surviving conditions and called for the authorities to recognize these issues and prosecute successful constructive dialog alternatively than labeling peaceful protests arsenic attempts to origin chaos.

He said, “If Bayo Onanuga understands what this Gen Z procreation is facing, erstwhile helium understands that this Gen Z procreation is alert of what goes connected astir government…, erstwhile helium understands that the situation facing the Nigerian radical is beyond partisanship, helium would constitute nicely and question to make a amended situation for negotiation, and possibly dialog with those who are aggrieved.”

Speaking connected a perceived treble modular successful Onanuga’s stance owing to the information that the statesmanlike adjutant drummed enactment for protests against erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan successful 2012, Nwokobia suggested that Onanuga’s existent presumption whitethorn beryllium influenced by his proximity to power.

He said, “A batch has changed. He has his hands present possibly successful the cooky jar oregon precise adjacent to the cooky jar. Perhaps helium indispensable sing the praise of his masters. A batch has changed due to the fact that erstwhile radical enactment egocentric involvement implicit and supra fashionable interest, they statesman to speech from 2 sides of the mouth. In 2012 erstwhile we marched retired astatine Ojota against the substance terms summation by the past president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, adjacent our beloved president was perfectly successful enactment materially and morally of that protest. Bayo Onanuga and co, hailed our action. About 11 days of protestation against Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. They saluted it.

“Now, Nigeria is worse than it was then. That’s the truth. Even the president admitted that successful his past broadcast. But helium said, the process of changing a federation is not an casual one. He tried to gaslight the masses of our people. The information is, he’s looking a antithetic way. Those who are readying this protestation are everyplace crossed the country. They are the young radical who are traumatised by pain, hunger and disease. They are those affected directly.”

Nwokobia truthful urged for the president to “stop provoking the Nigerian young people” and alternatively amusement enactment to the younker to guarantee that the protestation is carried retired peacefully.

“I privation to accidental that Mr. President understands the anatomy of protestation and protestation truthful helium should telephone his spokespersons to order. They should halt provoking the Nigerian young people. They should halt creating part due to the fact that hunger is indiscriminate. Hunger is indiscriminate of religion oregon region. Hunger is indiscriminate of the tendencies that they privation to whip up. It’s not astir IPOB, it’s not astir Obidients, it’s not astir Peter Gregory Obi, it’s astir a procreation that wants their federation to work.

“Let the Gen Z procreation beryllium peaceful astir their protestation due to the fact that the information is, nary substance however overmuch the strategy tries to gaslight them, nary substance however overmuch younker groups and organisations that are paid to discountenance and region themselves from the planned protest, nary substance however severely the strategy works propaganda against the protest, it is their close and fto maine guarantee you that this procreation volition protest. What is important is for the authorities and spokespersons of the authorities to scope retired to them. What is important for Mr. President and information agencies to scope retired to them and guarantee that the protestation is peaceful.“

Melissa Enoch

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