Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, and Northern social media commentator, Sarki, have criticised Labour Party’s Peter Obi for skipping the funeral of late President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State.
Both men shared their thoughts via posts on X on Tuesday, the 15th of July, 2025, the same day Buhari was buried with national honour.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Vice Presidents Atiku Abubakar and Yemi Osinbajo, and several dignitaries were in attendance. Obi was not.
Reacting to Obi’s absence, Omokri questioned his commitment to the North.
“President 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!
“On October 19, 2024, during General Gowon’s 90th birthday, Peter Obi called him ‘an enemy’ to be forgiven.” His exact words. And today, when General Buhari, the successor to Ahmadu Bello, was being buried, Peter Obi was nowhere to be found.
“Meanwhile, last week, he said Nnamdi Kanu’s trial ‘makes no sense.’ 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.
“Arewa, isn’t the handwriting on the wall clear?
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“In 2027, Nigeria needs a truly Nigerian president in Aso Rock, not a pretender whose true allegiance lies elsewhere,” he wrote.
Sarki echoed similar concerns, warning that Obi’s decision could come at a cost ahead of 2027.
“Peter Obi didn’t attend President Muhammadu Buhari’s burial. This is the same man who expects northerners to hand over Nigeria to him.
“Let’s see how he plans to become president without our votes,” he stated.
Both Omokri and Sarki have previously criticised Obi over his political moves and statements.
Meanwhile, activist lawyer Maduabuchi Idam recently questioned the federal government’s decision to declare Tuesday a public holiday in honour of the late president.