Omokri leads London protest, asks Buhari to fix Nigerian hospitals

Some Nigerians, including the number one bestselling author and former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, have staged a protest in London, asking President Muhammadu Buhari to leave London, return to Nigeria and fix Nigerian hospitals.

The rally, tagged #HarassBuhariOutofLondon was convened by Omokri and took place on Friday, April 2nd, 2021 at the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s residence, Abuja House, 2 Campden Hill, Kensington, London W8 7AD.

According to Omokri, “the rally was held in strict compliance with COVID19 protocols with protesters massing in groups of six.”

He said the London Metropolitan Police were called in by the Nigerian High Commission but were unable to stop the process.

Speaking at the event, Omokri said Buhari left his country on the day resident doctors began a strike and came to the UK to take care of his own health.

He said, “He has been in office for 5 years, and he is yet to initiate, start and complete even one hospital. Will Boris Johnson fail to build hospitals for the British then run to Nigeria to treat himself?”

“Buhari has budgeted billions of Naira for the Aso Rock State House Clinic in the five years he has been in office. Is that not enough money to build a hospital and train doctors that can treat him and other Nigerians? Yet, his own wife said that the clinic can’t even provide ordinary paracetamol. Google it.”

Continuing, Omokri added that “when Buhari’s son, Yusuf, was injured in an accident, we prayed for him to get well. I prayed for him. How did this man reward us?”

He accused the FG of alleged killing of peaceful, unarmed #EndSARS protesters, adding, “These are the children of the men and women who prayed for his son.”

He said, “Only five per cent of Nigerians are covered by a doctor. This man forced himself on Nigeria. He promised he would do better, but he has turned Nigeria into the world headquarters for extreme poverty. He has bequeathed us the highest unemployment in the world at 33%. We have the highest number of out of school children at 13.5 million”. Nigerians at the protest  ground were chanting “Go back home Buhari.”

Many carried various placards, asking president Buhari to return to Nigeria.