2027: ‘Asiwaju Over And Over’ – Ex-aide To Former President Jonathan Backs Tinubu Over Atiku

Former New Media Aide to Ex President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has said he would back the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the presidential ambition of Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 elections.

Omokri, a former loyalist of Atiku, pointed out that the present administration has performed brilliantly.

He said reforms by the Federal Government has made the Naira to lose a lot of its value and, because of that, Nigerians cannot afford to buy imported things.

Omokri added that Nigerians in the diaspora returned to the country for ‘Detty December’ because things are now cheap for them because of the low value of the Naira.

“I will support Asiwaju over and over again and I have reasons for that. Look at his reforms, they are working. For the first time in Nigeria’s history, we have six cycles of trade surpluses, which means that we are now exporting more than we are importing. And this last December was a big example of that.

“The reforms have made the Naira to lose a lot of its value and, because of that, Nigerians cannot afford to buy imported things. It means there was an influx of foreigners from Europe and also Nigerians in the diaspora who came to Nigeria, particularly Lagos and South-West for what they call ‘Detty December’.

“Things are now cheap in Nigeria for them because of the low value of the Naira,” he told Tribune.

Praise Singing

On his meeting with Tinubu, Omokri said he told the president that his administration is doing very well for Nigerians.

He said he also told Tinubu to sing his praises more often because a lot of positive things are happening in Nigeria.

Omokri said: “I told him that he is doing very well, at that time, Nigeria has just broken a record with our all share index of our stock exchange. We had two records last year. The first one was in February last year when we passed the 100,000 share index for the first time. In August, we got to about 108,000 all share index. In February, we were the most profitable stock exchange in the whole world. And by August, we had slid back and became the second most profitable stock exchange in Africa. Zimbabwe is the first and Nigeria is the second.

“So, what I told the president was that, see, you need to sing your praises more often. You are not singing your praises enough because a lot of positive things are happening. And because you are not blowing your trumpet, your enemies are blowing their trumpets.”