US-based former Special Assistant to President Jonathan on New Media, Reno Omokri has criticised National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for asking former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida to join the ‘retirees club’.
Tinubu had made this known at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari in reaction to recent statements by both ex-leaders asking Buhari not to seek reelection.
He said, “We should let our former Presidents join retirees ’ club and take pensions but they can participate in our politics if they are interested.
“It is a free world but this freedom is not served a la carte. They should allow us to move our country forward . It is a challenge to every Nigerian.”
But Omokri wondered why Tinubu did not include Buhari in the retirees’ list, since he is about Babangida’s age.
Omokri said, “Tinubu said President Obasanjo and Babangida are yesterday’s men and should join the retirees club. What of Buhari? At least going by his ‘football age’ he is the same age with Babangida. We are not talking of his real age. Just his official age. So he too should join the club!”