One of the ambassadorial nominees, Reno Omokri, has showed praises on President Bola Tinubu for the nomination.

    Mr Omokri was an ardent critic of Mr Tinubu and in one of his attacks on the president called him a drug lord barely three years ago.  

   He has since become a praise-singer of the Tinubu government, publicising the administration’s economic reforms to opposition political parties and critics alike. 

Mr Omokri, in an appreciation message over his nomination on Sunday, lauded Mr Tinubu, saying “The President has taught me the meaning of forgiveness and has helped me better understand what patriotism entails.

“In short, Christlikeness is  demonstrated in him. He is the right man, at the right time, for the right job, and deserves the right hand of fellowship from all Nigerians.”

Amid debates on Mr Tinubu’s forfeiture of fund in drug trafficking related case to  U.S. authorities in 2022, Mr Omokri called Mr Tinubu a “known drug lord.”

“The bigger issue with Tinubu is not his certificates, or lack of them. It is the fact that he is a known drug lord, involved in a heroin drug cartel in the US and forfeited millions in drug funds. As any lawyer will tell you, a forfeiture is an admission of guilt,” Mr Omokri tweeted.

The videos of the event resurfaced online immediately Mr Omokri’s name appeared among the list of the ambassadorial nominees.

As a media aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mr Omokri was exposed for creating a fake X handle, Wendell Simlin, in an attempt to link a former Central Bank governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, to Boko Haram.