Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has said he is worried about the state of mind of human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore.
Omokri made the comment on Wednesday while responding to
questions during an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels
Television.
According to him, when Sowore was asked, as a presidential
candidate, how he intended to grow Nigeria’s economy, the rights activist said
the country should grow marijuana.
“I don’t understand why Sowore is doing this. If you go to
court and you are charged with a crime, you don’t say, ‘This person did this.’
No. That’s a very childish defence.
“You come out and defend yourself because there is a
situation in law. It’s a principle. No government on earth can afford to
prosecute everybody who commits a crime. Sowore should defend himself.
“I worry about Sowore’s state of mind because, if you
recall, when he was asked as a presidential candidate, ‘How do you want to
improve the economy of Nigeria?’ he said we should grow marijuana, Indian hemp.
“This is a drug considered ‘Class B’ in the UK and banned in
so many countries. And this man said that is the key to Nigeria’s economic
survival?
“If Nigeria’s ground is fertile enough to produce Indian
hemp, then it should be fertile enough to produce more valuable cash crops,”
Omokri said.
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