Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has taken a swipe at Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, accusing him of hypocrisy for keeping silent on the conviction of Nigerian-born Finnish separatist, Simon Ekpa.
Ekpa, 40, was recently sentenced to six years in prison by the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland for terrorism-related offences, including aggravated tax fraud, incitement to commit crimes for terrorist purposes, and violations of the Lawyers Act.
The court also ordered that he remain in custody.
According to the judgment, Ekpa sought to push the independence of Biafra through unlawful means between August 2021 and November 2024.
Reacting in a post on X, Omokri reminded Obi of his past outspokenness, contrasting it with his current silence.
“With alacrity and gusto, Peter Obi called for the arrest and trial of King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, AKA K1 De Ultimate, after his altercation with ValueJet.
“And the same Peter Obi said Nnamdi Kanu’s trial ‘doesn’t make sense.’ He wanted KWAM 1 in prison and Kanu free,” Omokri said.
Omokri further claimed that Obi would have spun Ekpa’s conviction differently had it happened in Nigeria.
“If Simon Ekpa had been convicted in Nigeria, Peter Obi would have accused President Tinubu of intolerance and victimising him because of his ethnicity.
“Now, he refuses to comment on Simon Ekpa’s conviction in Finland. Maybe he is in mourning!,” he added.
