Celebrity bar man and socialite, Cubana Chief Priest, has warned President Bola Tinubu that he will not be able to secure the necessary votes from the south east to ensure a second term in 2027 if IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu remains in prison.
His remarks follow the latest development in Kanu’s case, where the IPOB leader was convicted on terrorism charges and subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Reacting to the judgment, Cubana Chief Priest said Kanu’s continued incarceration has alienated the South-East from the current administration.
“As long as MNK remains in jail you cannot & will never get up to 10,000 votes in SouthEast come 2027,” he wrote.
He described Kanu as “the Supreme Leader of SouthEast,” insisting that his detention has caused the region “so much setback.”
He accused South-East ministers of failing to tell the president the truth, saying, “All your useless ministers from SouthEast can’t even tell you the truth because they are all cowards. None of them has capacity & can do anything to make the people love & respect you.”
Cubana Chief Priest also cautioned Tinubu that many of those around him were only after personal gain.
“All those people on that table with you… are just bags of deceit including me. They can’t do anything for you… They only want lands from you to develop & sell,” he claimed.
Appealing directly to the president, he said, “Only MNK release can save you… Without MNK outside everything shall fall into pieces.”
He urged Tinubu to do something about the judgment and warned, “Get it right or get ready to check out of the Villa come 2027.”
He also called on Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma to take action, saying, “You will be a complete loser if you don’t get MNK out. Your legacies will be swept under the carpet.”
Cubana Chief Priest added that the political fate of the region is tied to Kanu’s release: “Southeast belongs to MNK. This is the words of the gods, play with it at your own risk.”
