Omokri mum as ex-US mayor accuses him of manipulation

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A former mayor of Blanco City in Texas, United States of America, Mike Arnold, has accused former presidential aide, Reno Omokri ,of manipulation and dishonesty, alleging that he took inconsistent positions on sensitive issues.

Arnold, who spoke following his recent visit to Nigeria, said Omokri’s change of stance on the alleged Christian genocide in the northern part of the country showed a lack of integrity and credibility.

He said, “Reno clearly just says whatever he is paid to say. He obviously has zero integrity. If he could go from one administration yelling and trying to get the world’s attention to the Christian genocide in the North, and then in the next administration, he calls it a hoax, I don’t think anybody should ever take that man seriously. He didn’t refute his previous claims; he just ignored them as if he never said that. Clearly, he is just a prostitute of rhetoric.”

The former mayor accused Omokri of exploiting their friendship for publicity rather than genuine advocacy, alleging that he was only cultivated as a “PR asset.”

“There is a higher standard for a friend. I knew from the beginning he was cultivating me as a PR asset. He never was concerned about what I cared about. He was cultivating me so that he could quote me as a prominent mayor. I felt God was leading me and that I had a date with destiny, but he is a manipulator, and that is what he does for a living,” he added.

Recounting how their relationship began, Arnold said it started in December 2023 after he reached out to Omokri through his website, having read one of his books on Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.

According to him, Omokri immediately responded through WhatsApp, and the two later had a video call where he (Arnold) explained his research work on internally displaced persons and efforts to raise awareness about the alleged genocide in the country.

He claimed that during their first conversation, Omokri invited him to Kenya to attend his birthday celebration, promising that Jonathan and other prominent figures would be in attendance.