Reno Omokri criticises Tinubu, Kwankwaso for shunning NBA conference

As presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, and his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, attended and spoke at the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association on Monday, a former aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has criticised the absence of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, at the forum.

The NBA had invited that two other presidential candidates, Tinubu and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party to the conference.

The candidates of PDP and LP had stormed the venue of the conference at 12.45pm but Tinubu and Kwankwaso were absent.

The 2022 NBA Annual General Conference, with the theme ‘Bold Transitions’, will be held at the Eko Atlantic City until August 26.

But noticing the absence of the former Lagos State governor, the TableShaker via his facebook handle, said, “If Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi can fly to Lagos to speak at the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference, then what excuse can Bola Tinubu have if he does not show face there? It is happening in Lagos. He lives in Lagos. Lagos is his base. He claims to be from Lagos (although Osun…).

“The venue of the 2022 NBA Annual General Conference is exactly 5.7 kilometres from Bola Tinubu’s residence at Bourdillon, Ikoyi. Atiku flew 1400 kilometres from Yola to attend. Obi is attending. Something must be wrong somewhere if Tinubu does not attend! Why is Tinubu running away from talking to Nigerians?”