Whenever the story of democratic rule under President Muhammadu Buhari, is told in the near future, Bemigho Reno Omokri’s name will enjoy a generous mention, particularly with regards to intellectual engagement and practical intervention against the misrule currently being witnessed across the country,
The former Special Assistant to the then President Goodluck Jonathan, on social media has, since coming into office of President Buhari in 2015, being vociferous in constructive criticism of policies of the administration. Initially, he was dismissed as a sore loser, rabble-rouser, or wailing waiver, mostly by sympathisers and apologists of the current administration, the story appears changing as some of his traducers are beginning to make sense out of his numerous interventions.
Reno Omokri, a Nigerian human rights activist and lawyer was born in 1974.
As the Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan, he was noted for using social media to conduct surveys and project the developments undertaken by the Nigerian Government.
When President Umaru Musa Yar’adua, was evacuated from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia on 23 November 2009, for a medical emergency, he did not hand over executive powers to his vice, Jonathan. This led to the founding of the G55 – a group that put pressure on the Nigerian Senate to transfer power to Jonathan. In 2011, he led some Diaspora Nigerians to endorse Jonathan for the 2011 elections. Omokri was a signatory of a letter by a group known as G 57 that called for the resignation of Yar’adua.
Since 29 May, 2015, Omokri has become known as one of the main opposition voices in Nigeria and has had several run-ins with the current government in power. He has also been an advocate for restoring the moral fabric of society and other conservative values.
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