Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has cautioned former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, against politicising the recent fatal stampedes in parts of the country, calling it an exploitation of people’s tragedy.

Approximately 39 people were feared dead in two separate stampedes in Okija, Anambra State, and Maitama, Abuja, on Saturday, during food-sharing events ahead of the Christmas festivities.

These incidents followed an earlier disaster in Ibadan, where 35 children tragically lost their lives in a similar stampede.

Obi, in a tweet on his X handle, condemned the deaths in Ibadan, calling it a stark reflection of the nation’s systemic failures.

"The devastating news of innocent children reportedly trampled to death during a Christmas celebration in Ibadan is both heart-wrenching and a stark reflection of the systemic failures that plague our nation today," Obi wrote.

He argued that the tragedy should prompt deep reflection and call for decisive action by leaders to prioritise policies addressing poverty, inequality, equitable resource access, and public safety standards, particularly at events involving children.

However, Omokri, reacting on his X handle, accused Obi of being insensitive and of seeking to gain political leverage from the tragedy.

He said, "One would have expected Mr. Peter Obi to have condoled with the families and moved on."

Omokri further criticised Obi for attempting to blame the Federal Government, labelling the incident a global phenomenon.

He pointed out that similar tragedies had recently occurred in the United States, South Korea, Israel, and several European countries.

He also reminded Obi of a similar incident that occurred during his tenure as governor of Anambra State in November 2013, when 28 people died in a stampede.

Omokri claimed that Obi himself was at the scene and was accused by survivors of causing the stampede.

"It is hypocritical for a man under whom these events occurred to now use the Ibadan tragedy to stigmatise the Tinubu administration," Omokri said.

He criticised Obi for not offering alternative solutions to the issues and instead using such tragedies to score political points.

Omokri also questioned the moral basis for Obi’s repeated criticism of President Tinubu’s administration, pointing out that under Obi’s governance, poverty in Anambra State nearly doubled.

He cited figures from Obi’s successor, Mr. Willie Obiano, and current governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, who revealed that poverty in the state grew from 41.4% to 53.7% under Obi’s leadership.

"Before Peter Obi took over as Governor of Anambra, poverty in that state was 41.4%. However, under Mr. Obi, it grew to 53.7%, partly because Peter Obi refused to use the state’s allocations to build infrastructure, preferring to deposit them in his bank to yield interest that went into his pockets," Omokri said.

He added that Obi did not initiate, start, complete, or commission any new schools during his eight years as governor.

emkz:
When Senator Mitt Romney was attacking Obama over the death of the US Ambassador in Libya, Obama simply told Romney that you do not play politics when human lives are concerned.

The children who died were people's children. They had hopes, they had aspirations, the had dreams, they have not experienced life to the fullest before they were cut short over that incident. We should mourn as a nation. Peter Obi jumped to use the deaths of children for political advantage.

Peter Obi tried to use the death of children for political advantage.

Let that sink in.

I agree with Reno Omokri. Obi could have just expressed his condolences, visited the state government and some of the families. He could have donated to the families as a good gesture and even encouraged his followers to do the same. But using it for political advantage is tragic.

Peter Obi was not a model governor when he led Anambra State. He had no innovative ideas beyond saving money in a bank where he was chairman before he became governor.

helinues:
Toh

Has Peter Obi reacted to the stampede in Anambra state?

EmperorCaesar:



Na heavy task for hypocrite be that o

Obi dull finish, man dey use unfortunate thing dey count score for politics

jmoore:



Reno Omonkey is still a fool!

Reno Omonkey is a wife beater.

Reno Omonkey is an identiy thief.

Reno Omonkey that wanted to turn northerners against Obi, by lying to them that Peter Obi was responsible for shutdown of Dangote tomato plant. The vandalized brain called Obi a hypocrite because Obi said Dangote refinery should be supported.


Reno Omonkey, fool stop!




Stampede in Anambra in 2013 was caused by false alarm. That of Ibadan, Anambra and Abuja was caused by hunger courtesy of TINUBULATION.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/147749-anambra-church-stampede-caused-false-alarm-archbishop.html?tztc=1

helinues:


Hunger is everywhere bro

https://www.nairaland.com/8299373/man-kills-wife-over-yam

jmoore:


Poor IQ!!!

You post without reading.

You can't differentiate between hunger and anger.

Validated:
Reno should be ashamed that under Buhari, whose government he castigated, not a single stampede occurrence due to hunger. However, under T-Pain it is a daily occurrence.
Shame on Reno and T-Pain. They thought governance was " cake and bake". Boooo!
Failure pro,max.

jmoore:

Reno Omonkey is still a fool!

Reno Omonkey is a wife beater.

Reno Omonkey is an identiy thief.

Reno Omonkey that wanted to turn northerners against Obi, by lying to them that Peter Obi was responsible for shutdown of Dangote tomato plant. The vandalized brain called Obi a hypocrite because Obi said Dangote refinery should be supported.


Reno Omonkey, fool stop!




Stampede in Anambra in 2013 was caused by false alarm. That of Ibadan, Anambra and Abuja was caused by hunger courtesy of TINUBULATION.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/147749-anambra-church-stampede-caused-false-alarm-archbishop.html?tztc=1

The monkey is calling names of countries where stampede happened. The question is 'was food being shared in those countries' when the stampede happened?


The main factor in the 3 incident in Nigeria is hunger! Hunger caused by TINUBULATION.

Validated:
Reno should be ashamed that under Buhari, whose government he castigated, not a single stampede occurrence due to hunger. However, under T-Pain it is a daily occurrence.
Shame on Reno and T-Pain. They thought governance was " cake and bake". Boooo!
Failure pro,max.

helinues:


A Man In Ebonyi State, Joshua Nwafor, has allegedly killed his wife, Charity, over a tuber of yam.

The incident occurred in Nsokkara, Ezza South Local Government Area of the state, where the couple lived.

While Joshua hails from the community, Charity was a native of Awkuzu, Onicha Local Government Area of the state.

Noblechykk:
Na to enter market remain for Reno