{"id":44510,"date":"2021-06-04T18:28:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T18:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=44510"},"modified":"2021-06-04T16:19:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T16:19:31","slug":"buharis-war-threat-femi-adesina-under-fire-for-saying-nigerians-need-iron-fist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/buharis-war-threat-femi-adesina-under-fire-for-saying-nigerians-need-iron-fist","title":{"rendered":"Buhari\u2019s war threat: Femi Adesina under fire for saying Nigerians need iron fist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Reno Omokri has berated President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina for saying Nigeria needs a president with an iron fist.<\/p>\n<p>The presidential aide had in response to the controversy surrounding Buhari\u2019s civil war threat said Nigeria needs a president with a strong fist but a loving bully.<\/p>\n<p>Buhari had issued the threat while condemning the attacks on police stations, Correctional facilities and offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the Southeast.<\/p>\n<p>However, Adesina had dismissed claims that Buhari was genocidal for issuing the threat.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, stressed that the president would not allow lawbreakers and anarchy in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the threat, Omokri charged Adesina and the president\u2019s media team to stop the sycophancy.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of tweets, Omokri wrote: \u201cDear @FemAdesina<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter @MBuhari, you and @GarShehu will pay for enabling genocide, the same way NAZI collaborators paid during the Nuremberg trials. You will be denied visas and be rejected in a decent society. Enjoy your \u2018iron fisted\u2019 genocidal bully while you can<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine @FemAdesina saying Nigeria needs an iron-fisted bully because of the Igbos? Where was the iron fist when<\/p>\n<p>@MBuhari held a graduation party for Boko Haram, with food, drinks, new clothes and shoes paid for by our taxes? There should be limits to sycophancy!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fani-Kayode rebukes Tinubu over comments on recruitment of 50m youths into Army<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Reno Omokri has berated President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina for saying Nigeria needs a president with an iron fist. The presidential aide had in response to the controversy surrounding Buhari\u2019s civil war threat said Nigeria needs a president with a strong fist but a loving bully. 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