As the 2015 presidential elections continue to draw near, incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, continue to be the favourites to become Nigeria’s president for the next four years.
Though the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had last month released 11 names of presidential candidates and their running mates out of 26 registered political parties in Nigeria, both President Jonathan and Gen. Buhari have continued to dominate political discussions in the country.
However, with barely five weeks before the presidential polls, the incumbent President, through his Special Adviser on New Media, Reno Omokri, have come out with 11 questions he wants the former Head of State to answer for all Nigerians to know if he really decides to rule Nigeria once again after being a military ruler in 1983.
Below are the ten questions Omokri tweeted on his official Twitter account, @renoomokri on January 9, 2015:
I have questions for Gen Buhari and his party and I hope rather than insults we will get answers to these factual questions. #GEJtazarce
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) January 9, 2015
Has Buhari apologized to Ben Ogedengbe’s family for killing him for a crime that didnt carry death penalty when he committed it.#GEJtazarce — Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) January 9, 2015
Why did Buhari regime use violence to stop the September 1985 National Conference of the National Assn of Nigerian Students?#GEJtazarce
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) January 9, 2015
Has Buhari apologized for jailing Tai Solarin & denying him his asthma drugs simply because he campaigned against military rule?#GEJtazarce — Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) January 9, 2015
Has Buhari apologized for jailing Nduka Irabor and Tunde Thompson for writing a truthful report which embarrassed his govt? #GEJtazarce
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) January 9, 2015
Has Buhari apologized for raiding Papa Awolowo’s house and seizing his passport so he couldn’t travel out of the country? #GEJtazarce — Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) January 9, 2015
Has Buhari apologized for throwing VP Alex Ekwueme in jail even though it was proven that Ekwueme DID NOT steal? #GEJtazarce
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) January 9, 2015
What reason did Buhari have for jailing Ojukwu in 1984? Ojukwu was not in Shagari’s govt and he did not steal! #GEJtazarce — Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) January 9, 2015
What reason did Buhari have for jailing honest Pa Michael Adekunle Ajasin, who did not steal as Ondo State Gov? #GEJtazarce
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) January 9, 2015
Can Buhari explain to young Nigerians why he banned the National Association of Nigerian Students? Does he hate students? #GEJtazarce— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) January 9, 2015
What reason did Buhari have for jailing the activist Beko Ransome Kuti who campaigned for his brother, Fela’s release? #GEJtazarce
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) January 9, 2015
Has Buhari apologized to Ooni of Ife for stopping him from travelling abroad without permit because he visited Israel in 1984 #GEJtazarce — Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) January 9, 2015 Since Omokri tweeted the questions, it has gone viral on s0cial media with many Nigerians calling on Buhari to answer the questions.