Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide and social critic has disparaged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in his recent post on instagram.
Omokri relegated Atiku by stating that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is a more formidable opposition figure than Atiku who came second in the last presidential election.
Reno Omokri, who backed Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s 2023 presidential candidacy and campaigns appears to have lost hope in Atiku’s 2027 presidential bid.
” Peter Obi is currently the Number One opposition figure in Nigeria. Bar none.
“Anybody in any opposition party who thinks that he is bigger than Obi right now is just deluded.
“The man, Obi, is severely flawed, but I admire how he has trudged on despite the obstacles he faces.
“Some people in one or two opposition parties have already been retired by Obi, but they just don’t know it yet because their money is keeping them on political life support.
“If only he could be less Igbo-centric, appeal to his Obidients to use persuasive rather than abusive words and admit, then apologise for his ‘Yes Daddy’ ‘religious war’ comment against the Muslim Ummah, he would go far. Those are his Achilles heel. He cannot cross the Rubicon without addressing them.”~ Reno Omokri.
It is unclear if Mr. Omokri’s comment would de-market Atiku and brighten Obi’s chances of unseating Tinubu in 2027.
Political pundits have opined that the presidential ambition of both Atiku and Obi may hit the brick-wall if the lingering internal wranglings in their respective political parties of PDP & LP are not timely resolved.