Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, don throw challenge to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and e dey about the age of President Bola Tinubu. According to report by Leadership newspaper, Omokri use a photo wey dem take for 1996 to make his point.
The photo don spark talk for social media. Omokri say the picture show Tinubu for that year, and e dey ask Atiku wetin im eye see. The matter of Tinubu age don be source of palava for politiki for some time, and this new twist don add more fire.
Leadership newspaper, wey get journalist Ademu Idakwo as di reporter wey cover di story, say Omokri challenge na part of ongoing war of words between the two camps. Atiku, wey be presidential candidate for PDP for 2023 election, don previously talk about Tinubu certificate and age. Now Omokri dey use old photo to counter am.
For the 1996 photo, Tinubu appear for gathering wey no clear well. But Omokri say the photo na evidence. E say if Atiku want make people believe make e see the photo well.
The tori don spread, and many Nigerians don begin yarn. Some dey support Omokri, some dey talk say na old matter. But one thing clear: age issue dey follow Tinubu, and every time e come up, e dey cause strong debate.
Oga Omokri, wey dey active for social media, don also write long statement. For inside am, e criticise Atiku and say make e leave the matter of Tinubu age. E claim say the 1996 photo go show wetin true.
As at the time of this report, Atiku never reply the challenge. Im media team no answer call. But people dey wait, because for politiki, anything fit happen later.
