In a nation beset by profound security challenges, spiraling economic despair, and broken institutions, it is most regrettable that Reno Omokri chooses to conduct himself as a reckless sideshow. His continued descent into pedestrian slander, selective amnesia, and personal obsession with Peter Obi is not only unbecoming of his self-proclaimed status as a “deep thinker,” but it also exposes a compulsive disorder that mocks the gravity of our national crises.
Let it be said: Reno Omokri and his ilk were some of the earliest evangelical liberals who sowed the seeds of slander against Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Through their persistent insinuations that the President was implicated in drug-related allegations, they nurtured a toxic culture where Nigerians—without evidence—began to see their own leader through a stained lens. For years, Omokri and his fellow propagandists treated Tinubu like a moving target, turning every whisper into a megaphone of defamation. Now suddenly, Omokri has found religion in Tinubu’s tent and claims to be his savior-in-chief. But this is not loyalty—it is opportunism shaped by convenience.
It is deeply unfortunate that Tinubu continues to allow this “Magadog” into his corridors of influence. Omokri’s reckless rhetoric isn’t just embarrassing; it’s destabilizing. A man who made a name attacking Tinubu’s integrity cannot now conveniently drape himself in Tinubu’s agbada and pretend to be his minister of moral defense. Time will reveal the true intentions of this chaotic turncoat—most likely the same way opportunists throughout history have coughed themselves into coups and conspiracies out of sheer arrogance and delusion. Tinubu is no stranger to masks. He is watching.
And to the matter of Reno’s latest attack on Peter Obi, it must be treated with the derision it deserves. Omokri claims Obi lies against Nigeria. Yet here is a man who told the world for years that Tinubu forged certificates, ran narcotic rings, and was unfit to lead—now suddenly defending him like a devout altar boy. Who exactly is the liar here? What is more unpatriotic: Obi criticizing incompetence, or Reno profiting off national tension?
His selective reliance on “Global Terror Index” statistics is convenient at best and manipulative at worst. What does it help a nation buried in tears that killings have been reduced “by 90%” when whole regions remain under the mercy of bandits, kidnappers, and religious extremists? What is patriotic about reducing the value of human life to percentages on a spreadsheet? The fact remains clear: a single preventable death is enough to indict a government. Peter Obi has every right—if not duty—to call out incompetence where he sees it.
Omokri’s shrill assertion that Obi is a “Quisling” reeks of projection. The real betrayal lies in Omokri’s transparent attempts to massage the ego of whoever holds power in order to maintain his relevance. If Nigeria is to rise above division and deceit, it must first expose the charlatans who pretend to be gospellers but are really apostles of confusion.
In the end, Reno Omokri’s greatest betrayal is not against Peter Obi, nor even against President Tinubu. It is against truth, history, and the collective intelligence of Nigerians. His time will pass. His noise will fade. But truth—no matter how suppressed—will find its voice.
Reno Omokri: A National Embarrassment, Not a National Conscience By Barrister Joseph Obinna Aguiyi
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