Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has criticised the Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his claim that President Bola Tinubu has abandoned governance by spending long periods outside the country.
Omokri’s reaction followed a post by Obi on his verified X
handle on Monday, where he questioned the President’s whereabouts and described
his prolonged stay abroad as neglect of governance.
Responding in a post on X the same day, Omokri accused Obi
of deliberately misleading Nigerians, insisting that President Tinubu’s
location and activities had been clearly communicated by the Presidency.
“I read your most recent attack on the President, and it was
a new low, even for you, and grossly irresponsible. Saying that nobody knows
where the President is is a lie. You, and every other Nigerian who follows the
news, know precisely where President Bola Tinubu is, because the Presidency was
open and transparent about it,” he said.
According to Omokri, the President is currently in Abu
Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, attending the 2026 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week,
a fact he said was publicly announced.
He also dismissed Obi’s claim that Nigerians had not heard
from the President since December 2025, describing it as a very blatant lie.
Omokri recalled that President Tinubu addressed the nation
in a New Year’s Day broadcast and had embarked on several public engagements in
late December 2025.
“Before that, the President visited Nigerian citizens in
Borno, Bauchi and Lagos States between December 21 and December 23, 2025,” he
said.
He added that during the visit to Borno State, Tinubu
attended the wedding of Sadeeq Sheriff, son of former Borno State Governor,
Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, in Maiduguri.
Omokri said the President also travelled to Bauchi State to
condole with the family of Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, before
heading to Lagos, where he interacted with residents.
“After that, he went on a short vacation as allowed by the
Constitution,” Omokri noted.
He noted that it was dishonest to describe these activities
as neglect.
On Tinubu’s frequent foreign trips, Omokri said Obi’s
criticism showed a lack of understanding of governance and international
diplomacy.
“Your mentor, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, spent 342
days travelling abroad in eight years, yet you celebrate him.that he governed
Nigeria, yet you celebrate him. That is one whole year out of eight years! Mind
you, this was during the time of the Sharia Crisis and the Niger-Delta
Militancy,” Omokri wrote,
He said that those trips helped Nigeria secure debt relief.
He argued that no president could attract foreign investment
by staying at home, adding that Tinubu’s foreign engagements were already
yielding results.
Omokri cited Tinubu’s attendance at the BRICS Summit in
Brazil, which he said resulted in a $2.5 billion investment by Brazilian meat
producer, JBS.
He also mentioned the President’s trip to Qatar, where
investors reportedly pledged $300 billion in investments to Nigeria.
According to him, these engagements contributed to Nigeria’s
economic growth, including an increase in the country’s GDP from ₦269.29
trillion in May 2023 to ₦372.8 trillion, as well as a rise in foreign portfolio
investments to nearly $14 billion between the first and third quarters of 2025.
“All of these saw Nigeria recording a projected GDP growth
of 4.1 per cent in 2025,” Omokri added.
He concluded by saying Obi’s comments showed he was unfit to
lead a complex country like Nigeria.
“That you do not know this is proof, once again, that you
are a trader, not a leader, and you are better off operating a stall at Onitsha
Market than leading a country as complex as Nigeria!,” he said.
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