Superstar barman and businessman, Pascal Chibuike Okechukwu, popularly generally known as Cubana Chief Priest, has warned President Bola Tinubu that he “will get no votes within the South-East” within the 2027 elections if the chief of the proscribed Indigenous Folks of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, remained in detention.
Chief Priest mentioned Kanu’s continued imprisonment has prompted deep resentment within the area and will derail the president’s political fortunes.
In an in depth Instagram put up, Cubana Chief Priest described Kanu’s continued detention as a “direct menace to Tinubu’s political fortunes within the South-East,” warning that it might undermine the president’s probabilities of success within the area through the 2027 elections.
He described Kanu because the “supreme chief” of the South-East, claiming that his imprisonment has prompted “a lot setback” and deep resentment among the many native inhabitants.
The socialite additionally criticised political leaders from the area, asserting that ministers and governors lacked each the capability and braveness to rally assist for the president.
“President @officialasiwajubat, so long as MNK stays in jail, you can not and can by no means rise up to 10,000 votes within the South-East come 2027. I cannot deceive you, Papa. As a buddy of your authorities, I’ve no cause to whitewash you,” he wrote.
“MNK is the supreme chief of the South-East. His detention has prompted us a lot setback, and I’m shocked that every one your ineffective ministers from the South-East can’t even let you know the reality as a result of they’re all cowards. None of them has the capability to do something that may make the folks love and respect you. As for the governors, they’ll disappoint you as a result of they don’t have anything significant to current to the folks. Solely MNK’s launch can prevent.”
Cubana Chief Priest, who met with Tinubu on the Presidential Villa in Might, additionally addressed the president’s son, Seyi Tinubu, dismissing the political worth of these round him.
He claimed that lots of the president’s allies from the area can’t safely go to their hometowns resulting from public anger over Kanu’s detention, accusing them of prioritising private beneficial properties, similar to land allocations, over real assist for the administration.
“@seyitinubu, all these folks on that desk with you at Delborough Resort the opposite day are baggage of deceit, together with me. They will’t do something for you. Most of them can’t even go to their hometowns due to MNK’s detention, so how can they make it easier to? They solely need land allocations to develop and promote. You recognize I don’t want something from you,” he added.
“The Villa is sort of a resort — a couple of extra days and checkout time will attain. Solely MNK can assure you actual votes from the South-East. Look out for Gov. Alex Otti — he can genuinely persuade the folks. I used to be shocked while you turned down his invitation to fee his initiatives in Abia, the place MNK hails from. Asiwaju despatched an incompetent minister, a failure and a betrayal to the South-East, to characterize him. A person who has finished nothing for us. To worsen it, the weak Deputy Speaker is not going to cease attacking our favoured Governor Otti.”
He concluded by reiterating his warning to Tinubu, “Appeal this judgment and get it proper, or put together to take a look at of the Villa come 2027. The South-East belongs to MNK. These are the phrases of the gods. Ignore them at your personal danger.”
