{"id":11543,"date":"2019-06-15T14:34:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T14:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=11543"},"modified":"2019-06-15T14:34:20","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T14:34:20","slug":"obasanjo-reno-omokri-tackles-fayose-over-attack-on-former-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/obasanjo-reno-omokri-tackles-fayose-over-attack-on-former-president","title":{"rendered":"Obasanjo: Reno Omokri tackles Fayose over attack on former President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reno Omokri, the former Special Assistant on New Media to erstwhile President, Goodluck Jonathan has tackled former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, over his (Fayose) attack on former President, Olusegun Obasanjo.<\/p>\n<p>Following President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s decision to rename the Abuja National Stadium after Moshood Abiola, the adjudged winner of the June 12 1993 presidential election, Fayose had criticised Obasanjo.<\/p>\n<p>The former Governor, in his reaction on Thursday, had tweeted, \u201cHonouring MKO Abiola by @MBuhari is to Obasanjo\u2019s shame.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt remains a sore-point of his political history that because of ego, Obasanjo, who\u2019s the greatest beneficiary of the June 12, 1993 struggle failed to honour his kinsman, MKO Abiola. So, I commend President Buhari.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to Fayose\u2019s attack, Omokri tweeted, \u201cI disagree with @GovAyoFayose that @MBuhari honouring Abiola is to Obasanjo\u2019s shame.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho built the stadium Buhari named after MKO? Is it not Obasanjo? Abiola\u2019s slogan was \u2018farewell to poverty\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetween Obasanjo and Buhari, who bid farewell to poverty? Of course ObJ.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reno Omokri, the former Special Assistant on New Media to erstwhile President, Goodluck Jonathan has tackled former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, over his (Fayose) attack on former President, Olusegun Obasanjo. 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