I used to take the writings & comments of Reno Omokri with a "pinch of salt" because he was in a previous government that wreaked havoc on Nigeria due to clueless leadership.
However, I can't help but concur with his analysis of General Buhari's speech on COVID-19. Here is what Omokri posted on his official Twitter page after Buhari locked down Lagos, FCT and Ogun state:
1-General @MBuhari did not say anything new. @NOIweala already told us to wash our hands and maintin social distance. We want to hear what he plans to do to help. Nothing like that. Instead, he was praising himself. A robot would have done better . 2-General @MBuhari boasted about providing ₦15 billion intervention. Nonsense. That is $37 million for a population of 200 million people. That is less than the ₦150 billion he budgeted for NASS. India released $27 billion for food alone!
3-How can the FG compete with the private sector in amount provided as relief? You collect taxes, oil rents and Abacha loot and all you give is ₦15 billion. The private sector gave more. Why do we pay you tax? Why do we have a government.
4-General @MBuhari ordered a lockdown of Lagos, Abuja and Ogun. These areas have already been on lockdown for a week. Does it mean Buhari did not know? How can you ask people to stay in lockdown without providing a adequate reliefs to them. 5-General @MBuhari said the school feeding program should go on. Has he been living in a cave? @Google it. The states have been complaining that the program had been abandoned. He is unaware! So, students will stay at home and eat at school?
6-Nigeria has a Strategic Food Reserve established by previous governments. If General @MBuhari had compassion, he should have ordered that the grains be released to Nigerians. After all, during Ramadan, Government shares good. Why not now?
7-You can imagine the cheek of General @MBuhari talking about his useless #Tradermoni now! What nonsense! What is the relevance of tradermoni and NPOWER to #CoronaVirus if you are not mobilising beneficiaries as auxiliary health workers?
8-In summary, General @MBuhari’s #CoronaVirus broadcast was just hot air! He did not redirect the $37 billion budgeted to renovate NASS or the $150 billion budgeted for less than 500 Reps and Senators towards providing relief for Nigerians
9-General @MBuhari said he has instituted adequate fiscal measures. That is a lie. He has done little or nothing for individuals and businesses. No economic package for citizens forced to stay at home, even while NASS shares exotic cars
10-Finally, if I have to describe General @MBuhari’s broadcast, I would say it was dishonest, disjointed, and symptomatic of the incompetence and cluelessness of a man who wants to feed school children while there are no children in schools.
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