'This is suspicious' - Reno Omokri says as NLC embarks on strike on presidential tribunal judgement day

Ex-aide of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has insisted that the timing of the two-day warning strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is 'suspicious'.

The chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party made this known via a post shared on his X page (formerly known as Twitter) on Monday, September 4th, 2023.

Earlier, organised labour announced it would embark on a warning strike on Tuesday, September 5, and Wednesday, September 6, to press home its demand for the Bola Tinubu's-led federal government to address the hardship occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal.

But reacting, Omokri said the timing of the strike “is just too convenient for comfort”, considering the fact that the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has scheduled Wednesday, September 6, to deliver judgement on the petitions filed against Tinubu's election victory.

He tweeted: "Why go on a two-day warning strike on a day the Presidential Election Petition Court is to deliver its verdict?

"Why not do it after or before? This is suspicious, especially from an NLC President who openly supported and campaigned for Peter Obi during the election.

"There are 365 days in a year. This timing is just too convenient for comfort. The Wednesday, September 6, 2023, PEPC verdict must not be scuttled, and those who are shouting #AllEyesOnTheJuduciary must allow the judiciary breathe."

Ahead of the delivery of the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja on Wednesday, September 6, the military and the police have issued a strong directive to Nigerians.

The Force said they will not condone any unlawful action by troublemakers in the nation's capital city and beyond.

The director, defence information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, warned those who might be planning to cause violence on that day to drop the idea.