Controversial Nigeria socio-political analyst, Reno Omokri, has responded to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of immediate retirement of all service chiefs and the inspector-general of police.
In a swift response to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of the immediate retirement of all service chiefs and the inspector-general of police, Nigerian socio-political analyst, Reno Omokri, has taken to his social media page to express his thoughts on the matter.
According to a statement signed by George Akume, secretary-general of the federation, their retirement is with immediate effect.
A statement signed by George Akume, the secretary-general of the federation, confirmed that the retirement of the service chiefs is with immediate effect.
Reacting to the latest development, Reno Omokri in a post on his social media page, said that Tinubu has exhibited the type of courage that has been missing in Aso Rock. According to him, such action will prompt the military and security services to sit up in their responsibilities.
Reno Omokri hailed the approval of the immediate retirement of service chiefs by President Tinubu as a bold move, stating that this is the type of courage that has been lacking in Aso Rock. According to him, the action will prompt the military and security services to sit up in their responsibilities.
He, however, urged Tinubu to include the southeast in his appointment, irrespective of not getting their votes during the election.He wrote: “Hurricane Tinubu strikes again. In one fell swoop, he has demonstrated that he is the Commander-in-Chief. This is the type of courage that has been missing in Aso Rock. Now our military and security services will sit up. What a man! Talk about hitting the ground running. No ambiguity about who is in charge.
While commending President Tinubu’s action, Omokri appealed to him to include the Southeast region in his appointment, even if the region did not vote for him during the election. He praised Tinubu for demonstrating leadership and decisiveness, stating that there is no ambiguity about who is in charge.
“In three weeks, he has consigned Buhari’s eight years into the dustbin of history. Well done! Bravo. No matter your shortcomings (and you do have them), no objective observer can deny that you have exceeded everybody’s expectations.
“The only thing I will appeal to the President to do is to find a way to reflect the Southeast commensurately to their population, and not according to the votes they gave him, in his security architecture and government. Inclusion will reduce agitation. That aside, let me add that this is the leadership that Awolowo would have given if Nigeria had given him the chance. I doff my heart to the President.
Omokri further praised President Tinubu for his swift reaction to issues of national security, saying that within three weeks, he has consigned President Buhari’s eight years to the dustbin of history. He, however, appealed to the President to include the Southeast region in his security architecture and government, adding that it would help reduce agitation.
- According to him, this is the type of leadership that would have been displayed if Nigeria had given the late Awolowo the chance to lead.
- He added that Tinubu has exceeded everyone’s expectations, despite his perceived shortcomings.
“Funny enough, President Tinubu is acting the way we expected a former General to act. Unfortunately, the former General we had acted even below what we expected from an inexperienced civilian.”
Omokri made comparisons between President Tinubu’s swift and decisive action in handling national security, to a former General, whom he said, acted below expectations.
The nation can only wait and see how President Tinubu’s new appointments will handle the security challenges that loom in the nation. That being said, it is clear that Omokri envisions great potential in the newly-appointed leadership.
