…it will be “a waste of saliva” responding to this rubbish Reno Omokri, says Showunmi
The iNews Times reports that a heated debate erupted between Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, and Segun Showunmi, former spokesperson to Atiku during the 2019 presidential campaign.
The controversy began when Omokri made a statement during an episode of The Honest Bunch podcast, released on Monday night.
Omokri claimed, Atiku wanted him to be his spokesperson, but he declined, stating: “Atiku wanted me to be his spokesperson. I said no, I’m not going to be a spokesperson for a president and then be a spokesperson for a presidential candidate. But, I hired his media team, and I hired Segun Showunmi; I interviewed him and set his salary.”
But Showunmi swiftly responded to Omokri’s claims on social media, quoting a post by user Imran Muhammad.
In a scathing rebuke, Showunmi wrote: “It will be a waste of saliva responding to this rubbish. Amina Jambo, my friend, got Lulu Obaifo to convince me to visit Waziri, and when I did. I asked the questions and then visited Uyi Giwa Osagie. Then, he got a call from Ogd while they were in Dubai, then got to Abuja, then agreed with Atiku, then met with Dane Waters of met Eta Uso, then met Yemi Hilda.”
He continued, “The younger man is delusional. I first set eyes on him at a Defence of London advertising in Dubai! Believe Reno if you like nonstop talking of rubbish. Ask him what the terms were and what the role of the then COS of Atiku, the Maiduguri man. Hire ko, hire ni. That was how he kept screaming rubbish about drugs and the president and what he was later to pretend to forget now that he talks rubbish. Na who no know Reno dey listen to his trash!”
As the debate rages on, it remains to be seen how Omokri will respond to Showunmi’s scathing rebuke.
The full episode of The Honest Bunch podcast, which features Omokri discussing various topics, has sparked intense interest and debate among Nigerians, The iNews Times reports.
