Tobi Adebayo
A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint an Igbo man as the new Chief of Army Staff following the death of Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru.
Omokri made the call via Twitter on Monday.
Attahiru and 10 other military personnel were killed in a military plane crash on Friday in Kaduna and have since been laid to rest.
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“The best way to fight the rise of secessionists in the Southeast is not with guns, bullets and helicopter gunships. Give them development. Stop your nepotism. Be fair and balanced in your appointments. Consider an Igbo man to replace General Attahiru. Abandon the 97% versus 5% mentality.
“Lose your Igbophobia.
“Visit each Igbo state (Buhari has not visited Igboland since the 2019 election). Make Igbo monarchs pro-chancellors of federal universities in Northern Nigeria. Genuinely pursue an extra state for the Southeast in the Constitutional Reform process, so they are equal with other geopolitical zones. Encourage a major political party to consider an Igbo Presidential candidate. Embrace Igbos and Igbos will embrace Nigeria,” Reno Omokri tweeted.
