Reno Omokri, the former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted to reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC was set to postpone Saturday’s presidential election.
Reports had on Friday night emerged that the body was planning to postpone the elections.
However, , INEC National Commissioner for Voter Education and Publicity Mr. Festus Okoye, in reaction told DAILY POST that Nigerians should ignore the rumours.
His words: “If stories are flying about, allow the stories to fly. What they are reporting is not true.”
But reacting to the development, Reno Omokri while describing the report as a ‘Coup against Nigeria and a slap to Nigerians’ urged citizens not to respond violently.
He tweeted, “Any postponement of the election scheduled to hold tomorrow is a #CoupAgainstNigeria and slap in the face of Nigerians, given that the government had enough time and money to prepare for the elections. If they postpone, don’t respond violently. Be patient to vote against them.
“Ever since the suspicious burning of highly guarded INEC offices few days to the scheduled elections, I knew a #CoupAgainstNigeria was afoot. They want you to react violently, so they can do what they did to the Shiites to you and scuttle democracy. Be wise and remain peaceful.
“The @MBuhari regime may succeed in bullying @INECNigeria to postpone the election, but despite any ##CoupAgainstNigeria, they can only postpone their rejection by the Nigerian people. They cant stop it. We‘ve tolerated 97% versus 5% for 4 years. We can tolerate a few more days.
“Under no circumstances must we be violent. The power is in your PVC, not in their shenanigans or the guns and bullets at their beck and call. The way to frustrate any #CoupAgainstNigeria is to refuse to react as they expect. Give them the vote finger whenever the election holds.
“I call in the @INECNigeria, @PoliceNG, @HQNigerianArmy and all military and paramilitary forces to remember that your oath of allegiance is to Nigeria, not @MBuhari regime. REFUSE to obey any illegal order.”
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