Reno Omokri Eats His Words: From “I’ll Never Work With Tinubu” To Thanking For Appointment
Nigerians on social media are mocking what they describe as a dramatic “180-degree turn” by Reno Omokri after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu nominated him for an ambassadorial position — barely two years after Omokri publicly vowed never to work with Tinubu “in any way, shape or form.”
In a resurfaced clip from his 2023 appearance on Seun Okinbaloye’s MIC ON Podcast, Omokri had emphatically ruled out any possibility of accepting an offer from Tinubu.
“It will never happen… I can’t do it. It’s just against my principles. Some people can do that, but it’s not in my DNA. It’s never going to happen,” Omokri said at the time, insisting he would not work with Tinubu even if approached.
He further revealed in that interview that someone from Tinubu’s camp had already contacted him shortly after the election.
“Somebody from Bola Tinubu’s camp has already reached out to me and I told the person that, look, it cannot happen. I can’t do it… I can never work with him,” he declared.
Reacting to his appointment on November 29, 2025, he wrote: “I thank God Almighty for this nomination and look forward to serving my fatherland and humanity. I am particularly grateful to the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for his visionary and exemplary leadership.
The President has taught me the meaning of forgiveness and has helped me better understand what patriotism entails. In short, Christlikeness is demonstrated in him. He is the right man, at the right time, for the right job, and deserves the right hand of fellowship from all Nigerians.
May God bless you, Mr President, and may Nigeria prosper as an indivisible entity with peace, prosperity, and progress under your able leadership.
I thank my parents, Esijolomi and Omerewumi, who moulded me, as a piece of clay they received from God, into what I am today.
May God bless Malam Nuhu Ribadu. Although I have said this publicly before, let me repeat it today. If it were possible for all the goodness on Earth to be domiciled in a single human being, that person would be Malam.
Finally, I thank my wife, Hana, my yene konjoo, who has been a pillar by my side and helped settle my mind for the three years that enemies of the President made me their foe because of my unalloyed support for the President and unrelenting loyalty to Nigeria.
May God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria!
Oritsebemigho Ogbareno Omokri
