Apologise to Tinubu now – Reno Omokri tells Atiku

Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has urged the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to apologize to President Bola Tinubu for addressing him by his first name. In a post on his verified X account, Omokri demanded that Atiku show respect for the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces by using the correct title.

Omokri claimed that regularly referring to the President as "Bola" sets a poor precedent and reflects poorly on Nigeria and Nigerians on the international stage. He argued that this behavior portrays opposition politics in Nigeria as lacking sophistication. Omokri also noted that Atiku had never addressed former President Muhammadu Buhari in the same manner, despite their contentious relationship.

In a scathing criticism of Atiku's recent press conference, Omokri pointed out that the candidate used the informal "Bola" multiple times to refer to Tinubu, while he always referred to former President Obasanjo with the proper title, even when criticizing him. Omokri emphasized that Obasanjo, despite his derogatory comments and removal of Atiku's rights and privileges, never orchestrated such disrespect towards Atiku.

Omokri concluded by demanding that Atiku make amends with Tinubu immediately, stating that the President has not acted in a similarly disrespectful manner.