02/12/2025
To the Nigerian Senate,
This nomination of Reno Omokri is troubling. The more you look at his record, the clearer it becomes that he is the last person who should be allowed to represent Nigeria anywhere.
This is someone who could not attend his own father’s burial, a man who walked away from his autistic child in California, and a man linked to very serious moral accusations, including covering up a case involving his brother and a minor. Even within Nigeria’s political space, he has been trailed by allegations of harassment, like the one raised by Senator Natasha Akpoti at the State House.
Look at his pattern. He labels Tinubu a drug baron when it suits him; the moment he benefits, he turns around and praises the same man like a saint. He claimed there was a Christian genocide under Buhari, then dismissed the entire thing under Tinubu. His loyalty rotates with his bank alerts, not with truth.
This kind of inconsistency is not diplomacy. It is opportunism. Reno reinvents himself depending on who is paying. He is always ready to shift positions, rewrite narratives, and perform for attention. That is not the character of someone you trust with Nigeria’s image.
Give him a foreign post and the same thing will repeat. The day another government or lobby waves a bigger cheque, he will switch again. A man who can easily turn his back on his family, his beliefs, and his allies will not hesitate to turn his back on the nation.
Nigeria already fights hard against harmful stereotypes. Putting forward someone with this kind of reputation only reinforces the worst impressions outsiders have. It makes the country look unserious and careless about moral standards.
The Senate should reject this nomination. Nigeria deserves a representative with integrity, not a man known more for shifting narratives and personal branding than for principle or service.
Our flag should be carried by someone who brings honor to the office, not someone who will stain it.
