{"id":169672,"date":"2025-07-16T09:11:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/omokri-sarki-criticize-obi-for-missing-buharis-burial"},"modified":"2025-07-16T10:16:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T09:16:52","slug":"omokri-sarki-criticize-obi-for-missing-buharis-burial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/omokri-sarki-criticize-obi-for-missing-buharis-burial","title":{"rendered":"Omokri Sarki Criticize Obi for Missing Buhari&#8217;s Burial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Reno Omokri, former presidential aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan and a Northern Youth, known as Sarki on X, have lambasted Peter Obi of the Labour Party for not attending late president Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s burial in Daura, Katsina State, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Omokri and Sarki made their feelings known in separate statements on X on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as ex-president Buhari was given a statewide burial on Tuesday with the presence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ex-vice presidents Atiku Abubakar and Yemi Osinbajo, and other top dignitaries.<\/p>\n<p>However, Obi Peter was visibly absent during Buhari\u2019s funeral on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Reno Omokri questioned Obi\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Obi\u2019s absence at the late Buhari\u2019s burial showed his disposition towards the region.<\/p>\n<p>He further accused Peter Obi of being a pretender.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu was in Daura from beginning to end, showing his personal devotion to General Muhammadu Buhari and his commitment to the North. Arewa, remember who was not there!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn October 19, 2024, during General Gowon\u2019s 90th birthday, Peter Obi called him \u2018an enemy\u2019 to be forgiven.\u201d His exact words. And today, when General Buhari, the successor to Ahmadu Bello, was being buried, Peter Obi was nowhere to be found.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, last week, he said Nnamdi Kanu\u2019s trial \u2018makes no sense.&#8217;\u201d Again, these are his exact words. This is the same Nnamdi Kanu who says the vilest things about Arewa and lied that General Buhari died in 2017 and was replaced by a clone from Sudan named Jubril.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArewa, isn\u2019t the handwriting on the wall clear?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2027, Nigeria needs a truly Nigerian president in Aso Rock, not a pretender whose true allegiance lies elsewhere,\u201d he wrote on his X.<\/p>\n<p>On his part, Sarki said Obi\u2019s absence at Buhari\u2019s burial may affect his acceptance in Northern Nigeria in the 2027 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeter Obi didn\u2019t attend President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s burial. This is the same man who expects northerners to hand over Nigeria to him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s see how he plans to become president without our votes,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Omokri and Sarki have been critics of Peter Obi.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, activist lawyer Maduabuchi Idam questioned why President Tinubu declared a public holiday on Tuesday in honour of Buhari.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Reno Omokri, former presidential aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan and a Northern Youth, known as Sarki on X, have lambasted Peter Obi of the Labour Party for not attending late president Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s burial in Daura, Katsina State, on Tuesday. 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