I flew into London on April 2, 2021 to lead the #HarassBuhariOutOfLondon protest, and I went there straight from the airport - Omokri

Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has given reasons for initiating #HarassBuhariOutOfLondon protest, reports The Punch.

The PUNCH had reported that some Nigerians staged a protest on Friday at the Nigeria House in London against the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), medical trip.

The President is currently in London where he is expected to spend two weekks to enable him to undergo a medical check-up.

According to the report, the former presidential aid wondered why Buhari failed to build a standard hospital in Nigeria. He said other Nigerians in London joined the protest because they were also uncomfortable with the situation of things in their country.

The report submits that among other reasons, according to Omokri, that led to the protest were the shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers and Nigeria’s unemployment rate.

“I flew into London on April 2, 2021 to lead the #HarassBuhariOutOfLondon protest, and I went there straight from the airport", Omokri said. “I did not eat, sleep, shower or rest. The President’s people called the City of London Police on me, and I was questioned. At the end of the questioning, which was streamed live to my followers, they announced with their mouths that I had committed no crime and that my protest was peaceful, orderly and within my rights.

“In fact, after General Buhari’s people called the police on me that afternoon, I calmly asked the officer questioning me this question:

‘’Officer, has Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, ever come to Nigeria to access healthcare? So, why should you be called on me when I am asking my President to return to Nigeria to use our hospitals?

“The police officer was touched. He told me I was within my rights and flashed the thumbs up sign, and allowed the #HarassBuhariOutOfLondon to continue. Buhari’s people failed big time!

“So, why did I decide to initiate this protest at great personal expense and risk? It is because I believe that General Buhari is not running a government. He is running a criminal enterprise", the report stated.