Author and former media aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has described Peter Obi as the only formidabble political oppostion figure in Nigeria, as he has retired others who contested the 2023 presidential election.
Omokri, who is an avid critic of the former Anambra State governor, said anyone parading themselves and think they are a bigger opposition is suffering delusion.
He expressed his admiration for Obi, who he said despite being severely flawed, has trudged on.
In a Facebook post yesterday, he said “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’.
“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.”
