A socio-political analyst, Reno Omokri, revealed that in 2019 he suggested Peter Obi as a running mate for former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar. Omokri explained that he recommended Obi at Atiku’s request.
During an interview with Seun Okinbaloye on his podcast, Mic On, the former presidential aide declared his loyalty to Atiku and promised not to abandon him to support President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
Despite this, Reno Omokri has expressed his approval of some of Tinubu’s economic recovery policies.
However, he said: “Peter Obi can’t deny that I was the one who recommended him to Waziri Atiku Abubakar when he asked me to help choose a running mate in 2019.
“I called former President Jonathan and he told me it’s Peter Obi, but I told him I just can’t submit one name. We padded the list with others while making Obi’s name look very rosy.
“Atiku chose Obi so after a man had done me just great honour, I will now turn around and be supporting his opponent in the next election?
“I can’t do that, if Atiku decide to contest in 2027 and get the PDP’s presidential candidate, I’m duty bound to support him.”
