Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has criticised Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for keeping silent on the conviction of Nigerian-born Finnish separatist, Simon Ekpa, in Finland.
Ekpa, 40, was last week sentenced to six years in prison by the Päijät-Häme District Court for terrorism-related offences, aggravated tax fraud, incitement to commit crimes for terrorist purposes, and violations of the Lawyers Act. The court also ordered that he remain in custody.
According to the judgment, Ekpa had attempted to promote the independence of the Biafra region in Nigeria’s South-East through unlawful means between August 2021 and November 2024.
Reacting in a post on X on Monday, Omokri accused Obi of double standards, recalling how the former Anambra governor once demanded the arrest of Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde, also known as K1 De Ultimate, after an altercation with an airline.
“With alacrity and gusto, Peter Obi called for the arrest and trial of King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall after his altercation with ValueJet. Yet the same Obi said Nnamdi Kanu’s trial ‘doesn’t make sense,’” Omokri wrote.
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He further argued that if Ekpa had been convicted in Nigeria, Obi would have accused President Bola Tinubu of ethnic victimisation. “Now, he refuses to comment on Simon Ekpa’s conviction in Finland. Maybe he is in mourning,” Omokri added.
