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.
