Celebrity businessman and socialite Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has launched a blistering attack on President Bola Tinubu and South-East political leaders, declaring that the region will never deliver even 10,000 votes in 2027 as long as IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu remains in detention.
In a lengthy Instagram rant that has already garnered over 18,000 likes and 4,200 comments in hours, the nightlife kingpin wrote: President @officialasiwajubat As Long As MNK Remains In Jail You Cannot & Will Never Get Up To 10,000 Votes In SouthEast Come 2027.
I Will Not Lie To You Papa, As A Friend Of Your Government I Have No Reason To Whitewash You. MNK Is The Supreme Leader Of SouthEast. His Detention Has Caused Us So Much Setback… None Of Them Has Capacity & Can Do Anything To Make The People Love & Respect You.
He accused South-East governors and ministers of cowardice, claiming they are too scared to tell Tinubu the truth. “All Those People On That Table With You At Delbourgh Hotel The Other Day Are Just Bags Of Deceit.
They Can’t Do Anything For You They Cant Even Go To Their Home Towns Because Of MNK Detention.”Cubana singled out Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma as “a complete loser” if he fails to secure Kanu’s release, warning that history will judge him harshly.
He also praised Anambra businessman Prince Arthur Eze for allegedly trying but failing, and urged Abia Governor Alex Otti to step up.The post escalated dramatically: “Without MNK Outside Everything Shall Fall Into Pieces.
Asiwaju Gave Me Access To The Villa Gave Me My First Presidential Handshake & I Will Never Forget… But Play With it At Your Own Risk. #DrEzeMuo”Cubana’s outburst comes days after 44 federal lawmakers appealed to Tinubu for Kanu’s release and just 24 hours after the IPOB leader’s lawyer announced that judgment in the lingering terrorism trial has been fixed for December 15, 2025.
The post has ignited fierce debate online, with many South-East youths echoing the vote boycott threat while others accuse Cubana of grandstanding. Pro-government voices dismissed it as the rant of a nightclub owner but the sheer engagement shows the depth of anger over Kanu’s four-year detention.
With 2027 already on the horizon, Cubana Chief Priest has thrown down the gauntlet: release Nnamdi Kanu or forget the South-East vote bank entirely.