ABUJA — Paul Ibe, the media adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, launched a scathing public rebuke of former presidential aide Reno Omokri on Saturday, June 12, 2025, denouncing him as a “treacherous opportunist” over his persistent attacks on Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
The blistering statement, published via Ibe’s verified X account, was in response to comments made by Omokri a day earlier, in which he appeared to invoke his relationship with Atiku while touting his own credibility credentials.
In a sharply worded reply, Ibe dismissed Omokri’s claims as self-serving and lacking in substance.
“Credibility and Reno Omokri in the same grammatical environment? Oh, what a mockery,” Ibe wrote.
“That’s an oxymoron so wild it should be banned by both logic and language.”
He continued, “Reno, you need help. Whether clinical or spiritual, that’s for you to decide. But what’s beyond dispute is that you are a master of treachery, a Judas Iscariot — an unrepentant opportunist whose reputation precedes him like a foul stench.”
Ibe’s remarks followed months of rising tension among key figures from Nigeria’s opposition parties in the aftermath of the 2023 general election.
Omokri, a former aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, has been vocal in his criticism of Peter Obi, regularly accusing the former Anambra State governor of hypocrisy and misrepresentation.
But Ibe questioned Omokri’s motivations, particularly his repeated targeting of Obi despite having no apparent provocation.
“You said you never attack your friends unless they strike first. Really? Then what did Peter Obi ever do to deserve your endless, pedestrian, vitriolic, and acerbic attacks? Or was his popularity simply a threat to your ego?”
Omokri has previously positioned himself as an advocate of moral and political accountability, often invoking religious themes and aligning himself with prominent political figures, including Atiku.
However, Ibe challenged the authenticity of those claims, drawing attention to inconsistencies in Omokri’s public persona.
“You parade yourself as a pastor, but you are a pastor just like Simon the Sorcerer. Your fidelity to God, truth, and even family is non-existent,” Ibe wrote, also mocking Omokri’s shifting political allegiances.
“And now, you want a political wife in Tinubu and a side chick in Atiku? Sorry, Reno. Nigeria isn’t your polygamous playground. That riverside romance has failed — spectacularly.”
Ibe characterised Omokri as “expendable,” describing him as “loud, treacherous, desperate — and utterly irrelevant.”
The post ended with a final jab: “Reno, oh, Reno, what a Mockery!”
Reno Omokri, you are a classic case study in psychological projection — an insecure man so desperate to escape his own failures that he accuses others of the very flaws that define him.
Credibility and Reno Omokri in the same grammatical environment? Oh, what a mockery. That’s… pic.twitter.com/PUq4SiElbm
— Paul Ibe (@omonlakiki) June 14, 2025
