Paul Ibe, the Media Adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has strongly criticized ex-presidential aide Reno Omokri for what he described as relentless and unprovoked attacks on Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi.
In a post shared on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Saturday, Ibe denounced Omokri’s actions, calling them “pedestrian, acerbic, and unprovoked attacks.”
He also questioned Omokri’s intentions and moral values.
The outburst came after Omokri posted on Friday that he had a phone conversation with Atiku, during which the former Vice President allegedly vouched for Omokri’s integrity.
Ibe, however, dismissed the claim, unleashing a scathing response in which he labeled Omokri “a master of treachery” and “an unrepentant opportunist.”
“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.”
Ibe also raised doubts about Omokri’s moral direction, referencing his previous verbal assaults on Peter Obi and portraying his political affiliations as opportunistic and erratic.
“You say my principal has been ‘good’ to you, but that phone call you trumpet was likely just another pit stop in your never-ending pilgrimage for personal ‘goodness’,” Ibe remarked.
“Your kind of goodness isn’t ethical — it’s transactional, scavenging like a hyena sniffing out its next meal.”
Continuing his critique, Ibe accused Omokri of double standards and urged him to direct his scrutiny toward more pressing national concerns.
He pointedly mentioned the controversy around President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s academic credentials and past legal issues.
“If you really care about truth and character, join the call for the FBI to release Tinubu’s drug records in the United States,” Ibe challenged.
He further criticized what he saw as Omokri’s inconsistent political stances, suggesting that such behavior undermines his credibility and political influence.
“Reno, oh Reno, what a mockery,” Ibe concluded.
This confrontation adds to the ongoing internal discord within Nigeria’s opposition ranks, especially with political repositioning already underway ahead of the 2027 general elections.
As of the time of this report, Reno Omokri had not officially responded to Ibe’s remarks.
